Following a review by the Department of Labor, a unit of Boehringer Ingelheim agreed to pay more than $379,000 in back pay and interest to dozens of female employees who were paid less than male employees.
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs alleged the wage discrimination occurred at the company’s Animal Health unit following an audit conducted in 2015, according to a settlement agreement. The company was acting as a federal contractor.
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