The federal government alleged that HR personnel “exerted pressure on leaders” to remove nonminority employees initially selected for a compensation program and add minority workers.

Dive Brief:

• Lockheed Martin agreed to pay about $29.5 million in a two-part settlement over allegations of employment discrimination, the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Wednesday.
• The federal government alleged the aerospace and defense contractor discriminated against White employees through its compensation decisions and falsely certified its compliance with federal civil rights laws. Lockheed Martin denied the claims, which it said involved past practices.
• EEOC has focused on majority-group discrimination cases under Chair Andrea Lucas’ leadership, and Lucas even took to social media in December to solicit claims of workplace discrimination from White men.

Dive Insight:

The settlement awarded $22 million to the U.S. for alleged violations of the False Claims Act and about $7.5 million to more than 1,000 affected Lockheed employees for alleged race discrimination against White employees in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

The government said that such represents “the largest class of workers to publicly recover [funds] under an EEOC settlement on account of alleged Title VII violations arising from or relating to a DEI program or practices.”

At issue was a “Compensation Adder” incentive program Lockheed Martin...

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