Teradyne Settles Claims of Hiring Bias Against Asians, Hispanics

Teradyne Inc., a Massachusetts-based manufacturer of technology testing equipment, will pay $125,000 to settle U.S. Labor Department allegations of bias against Asian and Hispanic job applicants.

The company allegedly discriminated in hiring against 22 Asian and three Hispanic workers for hardware engineer and software engineer co-op technician positions, according to the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. The monetary settlement will be distributed equally among the eligible class members, the Oct. 5 settlement document stated.

The settlement, recently made public, is the first to be posted for fiscal year 2021.

Technology companies have struggled with racial disparities ...