Lockheed Martin Agrees to Pay $29.5M Over Bias Claims
Lockheed Martin, a major US defence company, has agreed to pay $29.5 million to settle federal claims of discrimination against white employees. The claims relate to diversity and equity initiatives within an internal bonus programme. Part of the amount, $22 million, goes to the US government.
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Context: Diversity and equity programmes are workplace efforts to widen opportunities for underrepresented groups, and US federal contractors must follow federal anti-discrimination rules. Debate over how such programmes should work has grown across American workplaces in recent years.
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