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$400 mn withheld! How Oracle discriminated against women, people of colour

The new complaints gain significance as a 2017 lawsuit by US Labor Department alleged that Oracle paid more salary to white male workers compared to their peers who were women or people of colour

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BS Web Team New Delhi
The US Department of Labor has accused technology firm Oracle of discriminating against women and people of colour that cost over $400 million in lost wages, according to media reports. 

A federal complaint filed on Tuesday said that out of around 500 people hired over a four-year period, five were Hispanic and six - African American, reported The Guardian. The complaint also alleged that more than 5,000 women and 11,000 Asian employees were underpaid.

The new complaints gain significance as a 2017 lawsuit by US Labor Department alleged that Oracle paid more salary to white male workers compared to their