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G&K Settles DOL Discrimination Charges 
 
The U.S. Dept. of Labor recently announced a settlement agreement with G&K Services Inc., Minnetonka, MN. The company agreed to provide $1.8 million in back wages to people associated with nine facilities that were charged with “systematic hiring and pay discrimination charges” between 2011 and 2015, according to an agency news release. G&K denied liability for the alleged violations, all of which involved federal contracts. G&K spokesman Jeff Huebschen told Textile Services that while the company still maintains that it’s not at fault, it nonetheless agreed ...