Cerner Suffers Racial SMACKDOWN

This local juggernaut that's fading into oblivion after a takeover earns one last parting shot.

Check a recent costly federal entanglement . . .

The Department Of Labor claims the North Kansas City-based company discriminated against Black and Asian applicants during hiring from 2015 to 2019.

A routine compliance review alleged Cerner systemically discriminated against qualified Black and Asian applicants who applied for positions to work at five facilities in Missouri and Kansas. The job openings were located at the company's Cerner Oaks Campus and Cerner Innovations Campus in Kansas City, Missouri, and at its Cerner Corp. and Cerner Continuous Campus North Tower in Kansas City, Kansas.

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Cerner agrees to pay $1.8M for racial discrimination claims

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Cerner has agreed to pay $1.8 million to settle racial discrimination claims by the U.S. Department of Labor. The department claims the North Kansas City-based company discriminated against Black and Asian applicants during hiring from 2015 to 2019.

Cerner agrees to pay $1.8M in racial discrimination allegation from Labor Department - Kansas City Business Journal

Cerner Corp.'s hiring practices were recently in hot water, as the U.S. Department of Labor accused the firm of racial discrimination. After routine compliance reviews, the Labor Department's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs found that Cerner "systematically discriminated against qualified Black and Asian applicants," according to a Tuesday release.