Honeywell, Procter & Gamble Settle DOJ Citizenship Bias Claims

Honeywell International Inc., Procter & Gamble Co., and eight other companies have agreed to pay a total of more than $464,000 to settle Justice Department claims of bias against non-US citizens stemming from job ads on a Georgia Institute of Technology recruiting platform.

The companies, which admitted to no wrongdoing, are the latest to reach agreements with the agency over the job postings, according to a DOJ announcement Tuesday. The department has now settled with 30 companies for a total $1.6 million in civil penalties, it said.

The alleged discrimination involved advertisements posted on a Georgia Tech recruiting ...