US Census Bureau Sued for Hiring Discrimination
Lawyers' Committee files landmark civil rights litigation challenging the misuse of arrest records by U.S. Census Bureau in its hiring process which disproportionately impacts African American, Latino and Native American workers. Read More »
Accenture Sued for Discrimination Over Background Checks, According to Worker's Legal Team
Accenture, one of the largest management consulting firms in the world, conducts background checks that discriminate against African Americans and Latinos, a class action lawsuit filed in New York federal court April 8, 2010 alleges. Read More »
Access Campaign to Examine Barriers to Employment for Minorities
Bill Spriggs, Asst. Sec. for Policy, U.S. DOL, urged national convening attendees to think resourcefully about problems created by the labor market. Read More »
- May 25 U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Employers Can be Held Liable for Each Use of Results of a Discriminatory Test On May 24, 2010, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Lewis v. City of Chicago, ruling that employers can be held liable each time they use the results of a discriminatory test.
- May 19 Are bad background checks keeping blacks out of work? Legislation Introduced to Address Inaccuracies in FBI Database and Criminal Information Released to Employers.
- Apr 26 Articles about the Census Hiring Discrimination Lawsuit Read what the media is saying about the Census Hiring Discrimination Lawsuit.
