Oracle Accuses DOL of ‘Secret’ Pact With Plaintiffs’ Attorneys (2)

Oracle America Inc. says the Labor Department hatched “secret” agreements with private plaintiffs’ attorneys to bring hiring and pay discrimination claims against the company.

The company in a Feb. 6 filing responded to DOL Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs allegations that Oracle unlawfully underpaid women and minority workers and imposed an “extreme preference” for hiring immigrant visa holders. It asked an administrative law judge to reject the department’s request to file an amended complaint in a case stemming from a 2014 pay data audit of the tech company.

“OFCCP seeks to try this case in the press as a ...