B&H Photo-Video and its parent company, B&H Foto, reached a settlement to compensate women, African Americans, Hispanics, and Asians for discriminatory hiring and promotion practices between 2011 and 2021. This event highlights a long history of discriminatory practices that have adversely impacted marginalized workers.

B&H Photo and its parent, B&H Foto, agreed to a settlement to compensate women and minorities affected by discriminatory hiring and promotion practices between 2011 and 2021, marking the second major settlement in a history of discrimination allegations.

B&H Photo & Video agreed to a $3.2 million settlement to resolve federal accusations that its warehouse practices discriminated against female, Black, and Asian job seekers, and that Hispanic employees were paid less and denied promotions.

B&H Photo-Video agreed to pay $3.2 million in monetary relief and back wages to more than 1,300 individuals to settle a federal discrimination case. The case, initiated by the U.S. Department of Labor, accused the company of systematically discriminating against Asian, Black, and female jobseekers by favoring male Hispanic workers, offering them lower wages and fewer promotion opportunities. In addition to the monetary settlement, B&H committed to annual management training on harassment prevention and equal opportunity, as well as hiring a consultant to address and correct discriminatory practices in its warehouses.

The article details claims by Jewish leaders and activists that B&H Photo-Video has engaged in practices undermining workers' rights, including alleged verbal abuse, discrimination, hazardous conditions, and retaliatory firings of union supporters. These allegations come amid ongoing union contract negotiations and are supported by past OSHA citations and a discrimination lawsuit.

On the same day that workers at a B&H warehouse voted to join the United Steelworkers union despite reported management efforts to block organizing, B&H Photo Video fired a 7-person cleaning staff that had raised concerns about hostile work conditions. This move is interpreted as retaliatory and further underscores tensions in the company’s labor practices.

The U.S. Department of Labor filed a lawsuit alleging that B&H Photo Video systematically discriminated against Hispanic employees and excluded women at its Brooklyn Navy Yard warehouse. The suit claims that only Hispanic men were hired for entry-level positions and that these workers have been subjected to harassment, lower wages, and unsanitary working conditions. The lawsuit follows a previous discrimination settlement and highlights ongoing problematic labor practices.

Amid allegations of discriminatory and hostile management practices at its warehouse, workers at a B&H facility voted to join the United Steelworkers union. This move came after claims that management had attempted to block union organizers and had fired a cleaning staff that protested the treatment of workers, signaling a push toward better labor conditions.

The U.S. Department of Labor filed a lawsuit alleging that B&H Photo Video systematically discriminated against Hispanic employees at its Brooklyn Navy Yard warehouse. The suit claims the company only hired Hispanic men for entry-level jobs, providing them with unsanitary restroom facilities and exposing them to harassment, while also denying opportunities to women and other minorities. This follows a previous discrimination settlement in 2009 and endangers B&H's federal contracts.

In February 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor filed a lawsuit against B&H Photo Video alleging systematic discrimination, including relegating Hispanic warehouse workers to separate, unsanitary restrooms and paying them less than their white counterparts, as well as the exclusion of female, Black, and Asian job seekers.