The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said on Thursday that under a four-year nationwide settlement, Joe & the Juice will improve training and develop an internal online platform to ensure that workers have equal access to promotions.
Joe & the Juice settled without admitting liability, as part of what the EEOC calls a "conciliation process" to reach a resolution without filing a lawsuit.
The $715,000 payment will go to female applicants who were denied in-store, non-management jobs.
Further details on the accusations were unavailable.
Joe & the Juice did not immediately respond to requests for comment. An EEOC spokeswoman declined to comment.
Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Copenhagen, Joe & the Juice recently had about 326 locations around the world, including 63 U.S. locations.
(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
By Jonathan Stempel