Time Warner Cable discrimination claims in NC, SC lead to big back pay award
Time Warner Cable will pay $745,000 in back wages to nearly 3,000 people in response to allegations of hiring discrimination violations in the Carolinas, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
Time Warner facilities in Charlotte and Morrisville in North Carolina and West Columbia in South Carolina discriminated against African Americans and women applying for sales jobs, the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs said.
The discrimination claim affects 2,855 people — 93 in Charlotte, 205 in Columbia and 2,577 in Morrisville, the department said.
The alleged violations ran from January to December 2013 in Charlotte, and from January 2012 to June 2013 in Morrisville and Columbia.
The Labor Department did not release specific examples of alleged discrimination.
The telecommunications company will not admit wrongdoing in the settlement, according to the Labor Department.
In a statement released Wednesday, the department said it had conducted a routine compliance evaluation to prevent discrimination among federal contractors.
The department said Time Warner Cable was one of the first federal contractors to volunteer for the evaluations.
Charter Communications bought Time Warner Cable in a $55 billion deal in 2016, combining under the name Spectrum.
Charter wouldn’t comment on the settlement because the alleged violations took place before the merger and Charter wasn’t cited in the Labor Department’s announcement, Charter Communications spokesman Patrick Paterno said in a statement.
Anyone eligible for back pay from the settlement can visit the department’s website at https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/CML/ for more information.
This story was originally published February 19, 2020 at 4:04 PM.
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