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OPA News Release: [12/01/2003]
Contact Name: Dolline
Hatchett
Phone Number: (202) 693-4651
Labor Department and S.P. Richards Company Reach
Settlement of $240,000 for 57 Women
Agreement Resolves Findings
of Gender Discrimination at Mira Loma, California Facility
WASHINGTON—The S.P Richards Company of Mira Loma, Calif.,
has agreed to pay 57 women a total of $240,000 to settle a gender
discrimination case. Under an agreement with the U.S. Department of
Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), the
company agreed to pay the women back wages, offer them employment opportunities
and revise its hiring practices.
OFCCP alleged that S.P. Richards failed to afford female applicants
equal employment opportunities in its hiring process for its “order
filler” and “stocker” jobs. S.P. Richards Company is a
subsidiary of the Genuine Parts Company, headquartered in Atlanta, Ga. and has
a contract valued at $2,000,000 with the United States Navy to provide
“Napa Genuine Auto Parts.”
“The settlement of $240,000 reached on behalf of these women
reflects the Labor Department’s continued commitment to vigorously
fighting systemic discrimination in the workplace,” said Labor Secretary
Elaine L. Chao. “We will continue to protect American workers by pursuing
employers that engage in unlawful practices.”
As part of the settlement, S.P. Richards will distribute $120,685 in
back pay, benefits and interest to the women. In addition, the company agreed
to hire five women, resulting in a total of $120,016 in annualized salary.
S.P. Richards Company further agreed to revise its hiring and selection
procedures to preclude future discrimination against female applicants. The
total monetary value in this case is $240,701.
OFCCP, an agency of the Labor Department’s Employment Standards
Administration, enforces Executive Order 11246 and other laws that prohibit
employment discrimination by federal contractors. The agency monitors federal
contractors to ensure that they provide equal employment opportunities without
regard to race, gender, color, religion, national origin, disability or
veterans’ status.
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