Thursday, February 19, 2015

Lahey Clinic settles pay discrimination case with US Labor Department

OFCCP News Release: [02/12/2015]
Contact Name: Ted Fitzgerald or Andre J. Bowser
Phone Number: (617) 565-2075 or x2074
Email: Fitzgerald.Edmund@dol.gov or Bowser.Andre.J@dol.gov
Release Number: 14-2056-BOS



Massachusetts medical center will pay $190K in back wages, interest
and salary adjustments to 38 underpaid female housekeepers
BOSTON — Lahey Clinic Hospital, Inc. will pay $190,000 to resolve allegations of systemic pay discrimination at its medical center in Burlington, Massachusetts. A compliance review by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs found that Lahey Clinic discriminated against 38 female housekeepers by paying the women 70 cents less per hour than their male counterparts.

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