Agreement Reached in Criminal History Screening Case
The Fortune Society, Inc. (“Fortune”), a nonprofit community-based organization that supports successful community reentry for people with prior criminal justice involvement, and Macy’s, Inc. (“Macy’s”), have reached an agreement in The Fortune Society, Inc. v. Macy’s, Inc ., a case brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Fair Chance Act (“FCA”) provisions of the New York City Human Rights Law that sought to address Macy’s’ criminal history screening policies and practices in New York City. In 2015, NYC passed the FCA affirming and strengthening the City’s commitment...