Colorado-based Ball Corp. subsidiary settles race-based hiring discrimination suit in Georgia
The U.S. Department of Labor found that Ball Container had “statistically significant differences in the hiring rates of Black applicants for Production Technician positions when compared to White applicants.”
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Ball Container, a subsidiary of the Westminster federal contractor known for making aluminum beverage containers, agreed to settle a case involving 192 Black applicants for a technician job.
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs in the U.S. Department of Labor found Ball Container was not in compliance with federal regulations and had “statistically significant differences in the hiring rates of Black applicants for Production Technician positions when compared to White applicants” between Feb. 1, 2020, and Jan. 31, 2021.
Ball Container agreed to pay $309,000 in back wages and interest, provide job offers to eligible class members as positions became available and provide training to those involved in hiring.
Ball Corp., according to the labor department, has received more than $1.1 billion in federal contracts.
