Two Energy Companies with La Ties Fined for Hiring Discrimination

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Two energy industry companies with Louisiana ties were fined a combined $140,000 today and ordered to hire more than 50 minority employees to counterbalance discriminatory hiring practices, according to the U.S. Dept. of Labor.

Houston's Shell Exploration and Production Co., which operates a New Orleans office, and Bollinger Shipyards Lockport LLC., headquartered in Lockport, agreed to the penalties, including two years of self-monitoring measures, according to the Labor Department's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program.

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Two Energy Companies with La Ties Fined for Hiring Discrimination

Shell must pay 40 minority applicants $50...

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