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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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Outten & Golden LLP: Discrimination Charge Filed by the Fortune Society Against Macy’s in Background Check Dispute

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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 …

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