Articles about the Census Hiring Discrimination Lawsuit
April 26, 2010
NEW YORK TIMES - We Can’t Tell You Why – NYT Op-Ed
The Census Discrimination Lawsuit was the subject of an editorial piece published in the New York Times on April 20, 2010. After discussing the basis of the suit, the op-ed took the position that the “federal government needs to develop a fair and transparent screening system for job applicants and a more effective appeals process.”
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WASHINGTON POST - Applicants with criminal records challenge census job-screening practices
The Washington Post published an article on April 14 reporting on the lawsuit that the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law has filed against the U.S. Census Bureau in conjunction with a New York law firm and six other public interest organizations. The article describes the situations of two claimants who are challenging the Census Bureau’s policy of denying jobs to those who have minor criminal histories. The lawsuit charges that their policy disparately affects African Americans, Latinos, and members of other minority groups. As mentioned in the piece, the Census Bureau has been unspecific in describing which types of crimes preclude an applicant from progressing in the hiring process. It also describes the U.S. Census Bureau’s burdensome procedure that they require applicants who have committed non-violent crimes, been arrested but not convicted, or convicted of non-serious misdemeanors to undergo if they wish to receive further consideration for one of the over 700,000 positions that the Bureau is currently trying to fill.
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WALL STREET JOURNAL - Suit Accuses Census Bureau of Hiring Bias
The Wall Street Journal published an article on the Lawyers’ Committee’s lawsuit against the U.S. Census Bureau on April 14.
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PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER - Phila. woman at center of census lawsuit
On April 14, the Philadelphia Inquirer published an article describing the basis of the Census Discrimination Lawsuit and telling the story of one of its main plaintiffs, Ms. Evelyn Houser.
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