Discrimination
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A U.S. Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) filing on Jan. 25 alleged Oracle discriminated against black, Asian and female employees, as well as international workers with visas, funneling them into lower-paying roles and ultimately underpaying them to the tune of $400 million dollars (More details: https://src.bna.com/EXa).The OFCCP, which enforces equal pay and ensures government contractors comply with anti-discrimination legislation, states: Oracle “impermissibly denies equal employment opportunity to non-Asian applicants for employment, strongly preferring a workforce that it can later underpay. Once employed, women, Blacks and Asians are systematically underpaid relative to their peers.” The practice allegedly goes back to 2013.
The OFCCP also alleges Oracle discriminates against those who have visas, often putting them in low-level jobs. The vast majority of hires from Oracle’s college recruiting program, the suit alleges, were international students with student visas. These students required work authorization to remain in the United States after graduation,” the suit alleges. “In other words, Oracle overwhelmingly hires workers dependent upon Oracle for sponsorship to remain in the United States.
The OFCCP filed the suit against Oracle last January, following the Labor Department’s 2014 audit of the company. That suit was followed by an employee-led class-action lawsuit last September alleging Oracle pays women less than men in similar jobs (More details: https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/29/former-oracle-employees-sue-company-for-alleged-pay-discrimination).
Oracle isn’t the only large tech company the OFCCP says has engaged in these practices. In 2017, the OFCCP found that Google violated federal law based on information showing that systemic pay discrepancies exist within the company (More details: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/apr/07/google-pay-disparities-women-labor-department-lawsuit?awc=11152_1549046646_0cd8af42a5e75f758ddd13a4aa69877f&utm_source=afl&utm_medium=awin&utm_content=IDG+Communications%2C+Inc.).
That same year, the OFCCP sued Palantir for racial discrimination. Palantir, several months later, settled with the DOL, agreeing to pay $1.7 million in back wages and other types of monetary relief to those affected (More details: https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/26/u-s-department-of-labor-sues-palantir-for-racial-discrimination).
Sometimes, it doesn’t even take a lawsuit; Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has said it's "so easy" to close the pay gap using human resources management software "with a push of one button, every CEO in the world can know exactly what their pay discrepancy is between men and women," Benioff said in this video interview: https://money.cnn.com/2017/04/04/news/companies/salesforce-equal-pay-women
Oracle, of course, says the discrimination lawsuit is “meritless.” Oracle’s EVP and general counsel said, “This meritless lawsuit is based on false allegations and a seriously flawed process within the OFCCP that relies on cherry picked statistics rather than reality. … We fiercely disagree with the spurious claims and will continue in the process to prove them false. We are in compliance with our regulatory obligations, committed to equality, and proud of our employees.”
We know the wage gap exists. We know pay discrimination exists, even in tech. We know sexism and racism and unconscious bias exist — so, Oracle, maybe instead of wasting time, money and energy denying and fighting these claims, perhaps admit your mistake, make amends, and move forward.
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Date: 2019-02-01 08:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-02-01 11:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-02-02 01:34 am (UTC)вот раньше было проще- нет прав, значит нет и дискриминации. знай, женщина, друг человека, свое место.
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Date: 2019-02-02 02:14 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-02-02 03:15 am (UTC)и, ввиду исторических обстоятельств, женщин было довольно много вов сех отраслях, и даже втрадиционно мужских профессиях.
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Date: 2019-02-02 11:02 am (UTC)Сегодняшние детали: https://www.gazeta.ru/comments/column/bogolepova/12153913.shtml