LexisNexis Settles Pay Bias Claims for Over $1.2M

By Kevin McGowan, Bloomberg BNA

LexisNexis Risk Solutions will pay more than $1.2 million to settle a Labor Department complaint it violated federal contractor anti-discrimination rules by paying women less than men performing the same jobs.

Under two conciliation agreements announced Jan. 12, LexisNexis will distribute $1.2 million in back pay and interest to 211 female employees in two locations. It also will pay more than $45,000 to adjust the salaries of women working as operational leaders at its Boca Raton, Fla., facility.

The legal and business information company will conduct an annual compensation analysis at Boca Raton and its Alpharetta, ...