Raytheon Technologies Corp. in Marlborough revealed Friday it is the subject of a U.S. Department of Justice probe into its hiring practices.
The disclosure came in Raytheon’s annual report filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company, which specializes as a U.S. defense contractor, has its Massachusetts headquarters in Waltham, with a facility in Marlborough.
In 2019, Raytheon received a grand jury subpoena indicating the company was being criminally investigated for violating federal antitrust laws.
Outsourced suppliers of Raytheon including Maine-based Pratt & Whitney and North Carolina headquartered Collins Aerospace Systems, which also has a Connecticut plant, were also named as defendants in the suit.
On Dec. 15, a criminal indictment was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, against a former Pratt & Whitney employee and other employees of certain outsourced engineering suppliers charging each of them with one count of violating the federal antitrust laws, per Raytheon’s filing.
No former or current employees from Collins Aerospace have been named in the indictment.
The named defendants are accused of agreeing to restrict the hiring and recruiting of certain engineers and skilled laborers since 2011 in a manner violating federal antitrust laws. No criminal charges have been filed and Raytheon continues to cooperate with the DOJ, according to the company’s annual report.
