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7 October 2026

Logistics firms to pay $2M to settle hiring discrimination cases

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Logistics firms to pay $2M to settle hiring discrimination cases

Two logistics and distribution companies have agreed to pay a combined $2 million to resolve federal employment discrimination cases involving allegations that women and other applicants were denied jobs based on sex, race or national origin. The U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Monday that Birchstone Management, a Dallas-based warehousing and logistics management company, agreed to pay $500,000 after an investigation found the company rejected qualified women seeking pallet repair jobs. The settlement comes less than two weeks after the EEOC announced Denver-based Mile Hi Companies would pay $1.

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