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Macy’s Hit With Class Lawsuit Over Criminal History Checks
Jun 26, 2019/News Items
Macy’s Inc. illegally rejects job applicants, revokes job offers, and terminates employment based on old, minor, and unrelated criminal histories, a class action filed June 26 alleges. The retailer’s policies and practices “reinforce the racial discrimination present in the criminal justice system and result in unjustified racial disparities in employment opportunities,” it says. The complaint …
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New Discrimination Lawsuit Filed Against Macy’s, Inc. over Criminal History Screening Policy
Jun 26, 2019/Press Release
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the law firm of Outten & Golden LLP (O&G), and Youth Represent (YR) filed a lawsuit today in the Southern District of New York against Macy’s, Inc. (Macy’s), challenging its use of an unnecessarily punitive criminal history screening policy. According to the lawsuit, the policy disproportionately …
Outten & Golden LLP: Discrimination Charge Filed by the Fortune Society Against Macy’s in Background Check Dispute
May 17, 2017/Press Release
Outten & Golden LLP filed an Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) charge on May 15, 2017 on behalf of The Fortune Society against Macy’s, Inc., alleging that the retailer’s criminal background check policies and practices used to screen job applicants results in discrimination in violation of federal and local laws. Macy’s, Inc. owns and operates more than 800 …