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Two empty Ball mason jars with metal lids on a wooden cutting board, in a softly lit kitchen setting.
Ball mason jars on Oct. 14, 2024. (Danika Worthington, The Colorado Sun)

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Ball Container, a subsidiary of the Westminster federal contractor known for making aluminum beverage containers, agreed to settle a case involving 192 Black applicants for a technician job.

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs in the U.S. Department of Labor found Ball Container was not in compliance with federal regulations and had “statistically significant differences in the hiring rates of Black applicants for Production Technician positions when compared to White applicants” between Feb. 1, 2020, and Jan. 31, 2021.

Ball Container agreed to pay $309,000 in back wages and interest, provide job offers to eligible class members as positions became available and provide training to those involved in hiring.

Ball Corp., according to the labor department, has received more than $1.1 billion in federal contracts.

References:

"Expedited Resolution Conciliation Agreement Between the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs and Ball Container LLC," Sept. 27, 2024. Source link.

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Tamara Chuang writes about Colorado business and the local economy for The Colorado Sun, which she cofounded in 2018 with a mission to make sure quality local journalism is a sustainable business. Her focus on the economy during the pandemic...