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The publishing firm R.R. Donnelley & Sons of Chicago will pay back
wages to 29 women and minority professionals and managers as part of a $425,000
settlement signed today with the U.S. Labor Department's Office of Federal
Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).
"This settlement is another clear instance of our commitment to see that
compensation for women and minorities who work for federal contractors,
particularly those at the highest levels, is fair and equitable," said
Secretary of Labor Alexis M. Herman. "We will continue to take fair and firm
enforcement action to ensure full compliance with the law."
To resolve pay discrepancies among its professional and management
staff that were uncovered during a recent corporate management review, R.R.
Donnelley will pay $252,832 in back pay and salary adjustments to the 29 women
and minorities. To ensure equitable pay systems and prevent future
discrimination, R.R. Donnelley has also agreed to analyze its compensation
systems in 1998 and 1999 at a cost of $57,418.
In addition, the company will invest $114,750 in a more effective
internal auditing system at its Chicago headquarters and will incorporate
financial incentives as a measurement of its managers' contributions to
affirmative action goals.
"We were very pleased with the prompt and positive response from company
officials to our preliminary findings in this case," said Shirley J. Wilcher,
deputy assistant secretary and head of OFCCP. "We believe that the causes of
both affirmative action and non-discrimination are well served by this
settlement."
Donnelley is one of the nation's largest publishing firms and employs
41,000 worldwide at 180 locations. It has more than $3 million in contracts
with the General Services Administration, the Internal Revenue Service and the
Department of Interior. OFCCP is the agency within the Labor Department that
enforces affirmative action requirements of companies that have contracts with
the federal government.
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