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(Chicago, IL) -- John Deere will pay over a million dollars to resolve a hiring discrimination complaint
The U.S. Department of Labor's Chicago office says the agricultural equipment manufacturer discriminated against over 250 Black, and a dozen Hispanic applicants for jobs in Ankeny, Waterloo, and the Quad Cities.
As part of an agreement, Deere will pay 1.1-million dollars in back wages, and offer 53 jobs to eligible affected applicants.
Deere & Company is a federal contractor.
They recently announced the layoff of nearly 700 employees across Iowa this spring.
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