Boehringer Ingelheim will pay $379,089 to female scientists, technicians and technical administrators

On August 18, 2020 the OFCCP also issued a press release announcing that global pharmaceutical company, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc., will pay $379,089 in back pay and interest to 75 female employees to resolve allegations of wage discrimination at its facility in St. Joseph, Missouri. OFCCP claimed that the female employees were discriminated against in base compensation working as scientists, technicians and technical administrators in the production sub-area at the facility that manufactures biological animal vaccines. The company will also ensure that its compensation policies and pay procedures are free from discrimination and provide training to all supervisors, managers and other company officials who oversee pay decisions.