Logistics firms to pay $2M to settle hiring discrimination cases

Birchstone Management and Mile Hi Companies will pay a combined $2 million to resolve cases alleging discriminatory hiring practices.

What happened

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Why it matters

Two logistics and distribution companies have agreed to pay a combined $2 million to resolve federal employment discrimination cases involving allegations that women and other applicants were denied jobs based on sex, race or national origin.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Monday that Birchstone Management, a Dallas-based warehousing and logistics management company, agreed to pay $500,000 after an investigation found the company rejected qualified women seeking pallet repair jobs.

The settlement comes less than two weeks after the EEOC announced Denver-based Mile Hi Companies would pay $1.5 million to resolve a federal lawsuit alleging discriminatory hiring practices involving Black, female and Afghan applicants.

This news brief is based on reporting published by FreightWaves on 2026-10-07. The original report is linked below.