Altice USA resolves federal gender discrimination allegations, will pay $80G to female job applicants
Altice USA has agreed to pay $80,000 to resolve allegations of hiring discrimination, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Credit: Newsday/J. Conrad Williams Jr.
Cable and telecommunications services provider Altice USA has agreed to pay $80,000 to female applicants to resolve allegations of hiring discrimination, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs found during a routine evaluation that CSC Holdings Inc., owned by Altice, discriminated against 17 female job applicants at its Hauppauge facilities. The Labor Department said the allegations concerned hiring practices from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2017.
In a statement, an Altice spokesperson said: "The company reaffirms its commitment to fair hiring practices, and while we disagree with the agency’s position and have vigorously disputed the allegation, we have decided to resolve the matter."
Because CSC Holdings provides telecommunication services as a federal contractor, the company was found to be in violation of rules governing the conduct of contractors. Specifically, the company was found to violate an equal employment opportunity requirement.
"Our conciliation agreement with CSC Holdings Inc. signifies the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ commitment to resolving discrimination issues and ensuring equal opportunity for wage earners in New York and New Jersey," Diana Sen, Northeast regional director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs in New York, said in a statement.
Officials with the contract compliance office said a 2018 evaluation of CSC Holdings preliminarily found that the company had engaged in gender-based employment discrimination against 17 female candidates applying for account executive residential positions.
The positions are door-to-door sales jobs that have employees visit non-Altice customers to sell cable and internet services.The job requires employees to respond to billing inquiries, follow up on sales leads and document sales.
As part of the agreement, Altice agreed to pay the job applicants $80,000 in back pay and interest, the DOL said.
Since 2016, CSC Holdings has held more than $557,000 in federal contracts, providing telecommunications and cable services to the Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Air Force.
The Labor Department said those who think they may have been impacted by discriminatory hiring practices during the investigated period should use the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ class member locator for more information about potential settlements.
Cable and telecommunications services provider Altice USA has agreed to pay $80,000 to female applicants to resolve allegations of hiring discrimination, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs found during a routine evaluation that CSC Holdings Inc., owned by Altice, discriminated against 17 female job applicants at its Hauppauge facilities. The Labor Department said the allegations concerned hiring practices from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2017.
In a statement, an Altice spokesperson said: "The company reaffirms its commitment to fair hiring practices, and while we disagree with the agency’s position and have vigorously disputed the allegation, we have decided to resolve the matter."
Because CSC Holdings provides telecommunication services as a federal contractor, the company was found to be in violation of rules governing the conduct of contractors. Specifically, the company was found to violate an equal employment opportunity requirement.
"Our conciliation agreement with CSC Holdings Inc. signifies the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ commitment to resolving discrimination issues and ensuring equal opportunity for wage earners in New York and New Jersey," Diana Sen, Northeast regional director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs in New York, said in a statement.
Officials with the contract compliance office said a 2018 evaluation of CSC Holdings preliminarily found that the company had engaged in gender-based employment discrimination against 17 female candidates applying for account executive residential positions.
The positions are door-to-door sales jobs that have employees visit non-Altice customers to sell cable and internet services.The job requires employees to respond to billing inquiries, follow up on sales leads and document sales.
As part of the agreement, Altice agreed to pay the job applicants $80,000 in back pay and interest, the DOL said.
Since 2016, CSC Holdings has held more than $557,000 in federal contracts, providing telecommunications and cable services to the Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Air Force.
The Labor Department said those who think they may have been impacted by discriminatory hiring practices during the investigated period should use the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ class member locator for more information about potential settlements.
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