Oracle Attacks DOL Enforcement Power Ahead of Pay Bias Trial (1)

A contentious and long-running pay discrimination dispute between Oracle America Inc. and the Labor Department will be heard by an administrative law judge over the next two weeks, while the technology company pursues separate litigation accusing the agency of unconstitutional enforcement.

The DOL’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs alleges that Oracle owes women and minorities $400 million after paying them less than men and white workers, and placing them in lower-paying jobs. But the Redwood City, Calif.-based company disagrees with the claims, how the agency pursued them, and the tribunal in which they’ll be heard.

Just over a week ...