Ammo Maker to Pay $630,000 to Settle Discrimination Allegations

Olin Corp, is a Clayton, Missouri-based manufacturer of chemicals, epoxy and small arms and ammunition. The company, which was founded in 1892, acquired Winchester Repeating Arms in 1931 and has grown to become a top global producer and the leading U.S. manufacturer of ammunition. Olin supplies the Air Force and other federal agencies with small arms ammunition and, in a recent routine compliance investigation, the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs found that from Dec. 9, 2017, through Dec. 9, 2019, the company was in violation of Executive Order 11246, which prohibits federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.