Macy’s was hit this week with a complaint filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over allegations its background check policies to screen job applicants based on criminal history is discriminatory. The complaint, filed by Outten & Golden on behalf of the nonprofit Fortune Society, violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by …
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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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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 …
