US refiner Sunoco pays $250,000 in salary dispute
Reuters Story - February 29, 2000 18:33
WASHINGTON, Feb 29 (Reuters) - U.S. petroleum refiner Sunoco Inc. agreed to pay 15 female executives $250,000 to settle a salary dispute with the federal government, the U.S. Labor Department announced on Tuesday.
The settlement follows a regularly scheduled compliance review that found the women were paid less than men doing similar work at Sunoco's Philadelphia headquarters.
"It's absolutely imperative that women are paid as much as men with similar responsibilities," said U.S. Labor Secretary Alexis Herman.
The female executives, who worked in Sunoco's financial analysis, sales coordination, accounting and procurement areas, will receive $204,698 in back pay and interest, and 14 of the workers will receive $45,000 in salary adjustments. One of the women has already resigned.
Sunoco supplies petroleum products to the federal government. As a federal contractor, the firm is prohibited from employment discrimination.
As part of the settlement, Sunoco will develop a standard policy for setting beginning salaries and will review initial salary decisions to ensure they are fair.
Sunoco operates 3,500 gasoline stations in 17 states from Maine to Virginia and west to Indiana.
(-Tom Doggett, Washington Energy Desk, 202-898-8320)
Stupid, real stupid. Obviously needing diversity training.
Jack |
