Labor Department sues Baltimore staffing firm, alleging abuse toward Hispanic workers

[Omaha Steve]

Source: bizjournals

Asha Glover

A small Baltimore employment agency has been accused of harassing, discriminating against and allowing assault and abuse of Hispanic employees.

A lawsuit filed against WMS Solutions LLC by the U.S. Department of Labor also alleges that the company underpaid women and discriminated against non-Hispanics.

The Labor Department said in a statement it reviewed the company’s compliance with Executive Order 11246, which protects laborers from discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.

The Labor Department said it sought an agreement from WMS to pay back wages to affected workers, extend offers to rejected applicants and create a harassment-free workplace, but filed suit after WMS failed to agree to those terms.

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[Person 2713]

1. That employer must really be bad if the Labor Dept has to sue them. Hope justice wins

[valerief]

2. Must be made up of cop rejects. nt