Labor Department Accuses Enterprise Subsidiary Of Discriminatory Hiring Practices

An Enterprise Rent-A-Car subsidiary is being sued for race-based discrimination by the U.S. Department of Labor.

Enterprise RAC of Baltimore, LLC, a federal contractor, was targeted for a compliance review by the department. That found that the company engaged in racially discriminatory hiring practices and failed to maintain personnel and employment records pursuant to an executive order. They found that African-American and white job applicants were not treated equally, and black applicants were more likely to be rejected in initial screening and after the first interview. The department claims those practices are ongoing.

“All workers deserve a fair shot at equal employment opportunities and advancement,” Patricia A. Shiu, director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, said in a statement. “Our action against Enterprise highlights our commitment to combating discrimination against qualified workers."

The government is asking an administrative law judge to order Enterprise to stop violating the executive order and the office's regulations, and to require them to provide relief to aggrieved African-American job applicants.