Asphalt Paving Systems Inc. reached a settlement of race bias charges brought against it by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of Black employees who claim they were subjected to deliberately humiliating treatment and racial epithets.  

Under the consent decree agreed to by the company and agency, the contractor will pay a $1.25 million penalty and provide specialized training on race discrimination to its human resources officers and managers, appoint an outside monitor to review complaints of race-based harassment and provide EEOC with reports of harassment complaints.