Target Corporation

In August 2015, Target Corporation agreed to pay $2.8 million to resolve an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission discrimination finding concerning pre-hire employment assessments. The EEOC found reasonable cause to believe that three assessments formerly used by Target disproportionately screened out applicants for professional positions based on race and sex and were not sufficiently job-related and consistent with business necessity. The EEOC also found that another assessment constituted a prohibited pre-employment medical examination under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Thousands of applicants were affected. Target discontinued the challenged tests and agreed to monitoring, recordkeeping, validation and training measures. Source: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/target-corporation-pay-28-million-resolve-eeoc-discrimination-finding

In January 2007, Target Corporation agreed to pay $775,000 to settle an EEOC lawsuit on behalf of African American employees at a Pennsylvania store. The EEOC charged that Target created and condoned a racially hostile work environment involving race-based comments and verbal mistreatment. The agency also alleged retaliation after an employee complained and said the employee was constructively discharged. The consent decree provided monetary relief for a class of 13 African American employees and required management training and other remedial measures. Source: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/target-corp-pay-775000-racial-harassment