Labor Department sues Oracle Claiming hiring and pay Infractions
Labor Department sues Oracle Claiming hiring and pay Infractions The U.S. Department of Labor warns that the lawsuit could cost Oracle multiple millions of dollars in federal IT contracts if it is found in litigation to be non-compliant to federal rules. On January 18th a lawsuit contending that Oracle has made a practice of paying white men more then other men and women. It also unfairly favoring Asian workers when recruiting and hiring for technical positions. Since 1977 Oracle employs 136,000 globally with about 37 percent classified as minorities and 29 percent of which are women. Women comprise 25 percent of the company's management positions. Source Cites Possible Political Motivation One source cites that there could be a possible political motivation behind the lawsuit. The source quoted to…