THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Saturday, January 20, 1996 TAG: 9601200397
SECTION: BUSINESS PAGE: D1 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Daily Digest
LENGTH: Short : 24 lines
Trigon Blue Cross Blue Shield and the U.S. Department of Labor announced a $525,000 settlement in a case involving pay scales for male and female managers, and minority hiring practices. The largest was a $600,000 settlement reached in 1993 between the department and Fairfax Hospital. Trigon, the state's largest health insurer, agreed to pay $264,901 in back pay and interest to 34 women managers who were paid less than male managers of equal qualification and seniority. The managers also will receive $108,971 in salary adjustments. The agreement also calls for $151,588 to be distributed to as many as 35 minority applicants who were unfairly treated in the hiring process for clerical positions during 1993 and 1994, the department said. (AP) by CNB