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Macy’s sued for denying jobs to people with criminal records

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The Fortune Society wants one of the country’s largest retailers to reevaluate its policies for job applicants and employees with criminal histories. The nonprofit organization, which helps the formerly incarcerated re-enter society, filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Macy’s Inc. claiming it had rejected job applicants, revoked job offers and terminated the employment of people with criminal histories. The lawsuit was filed on …

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Nonprofit: Macy’s criminal background checks discriminate

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A nonprofit organization that helps ex-prisoners says Macy’s criminal background check policies used to screen job applicants violates federal discrimination laws. The Fortune Society made the charges against the department store in a complaint filed with The New York Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Monday. The social service organization says Macy’s …

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Macy’s Accused Of Bias With Background Checks At EEOC

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Macy’s Inc. was hit with a charge at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by a group that advocates for ex-inmates, which alleges the retailer’s criminal background check policies are discriminatory, the group’s lawyers at Outten & Golden LLP said Wednesday. The Fortune Society, which works with ex-offenders to assist them in transitioning from incarceration …

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