The manufacturer of Patriot missiles will pay almost #036;30 million in a case of discrimination, including white employees Investigations and accusations The basis of the investigation was the complaints of the company's vice president Tim Bucher. In May 2023, he resigned from Lockheed Martin because he no longer wanted to be involved in the alleged discrimination. The Justice Department charged Lockheed Martin with violating the False Statements Act of 1863. According to investigators, Lockheed Martin provided the federal government with inaccurate information about anti-discrimination, even though it allowed racial and gender-based harassment. In addition, the commission separately alleged a violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination against employees and applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, and descent. The authorities' claims are related, in particular, to the Annex program, which Lockheed Martin launched in 2021. It provided for salary increases and additional career opportunities for the top 20% of workers based on their professional merit. Department heads gathered lists of applicants, then the company analyzed their racial and gender composition to identify statistical deviations. If such deviations were found, managers were asked to review candidates and check whether the choice was justified by the professional merits of the employees. In practice, according to the Justice Department, some Lockheed Martin HR officers pressured managers to remove most races from the lists and include racial minority employees instead.

The manufacturer of Patriot missiles will pay almost #036;30 million in a case of discrimination, including white employees Investigations and accusations The basis of the investigation was the complaints of the company's vice president Tim Bucher. In May 2023, he resigned from Lockheed Martin because he no longer wanted to be involved in the alleged discrimination. The Justice Department charged Lockheed Martin with violating the False Statements Act of 1863. According to investigators, Lockheed Martin provided the federal government with inaccurate information about anti-discrimination, even though it allowed racial and gender-based harassment. In addition, the commission separately alleged a violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination against employees and applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, and descent. The authorities' claims are related, in particular, to the Annex program, which Lockheed Martin launched in 2021. It provided for salary increases and additional career opportunities for the top 20% of workers based on their professional merit. Department heads gathered lists of applicants, then the company analyzed their racial and gender composition to identify statistical deviations. If such deviations were found, managers were asked to review candidates and check whether the choice was justified by the professional merits of the employees. In practice, according to the Justice Department, some Lockheed Martin HR officers pressured managers to remove most races from the lists and include racial minority employees instead.