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Target Settles Lawsuit Over Claims It Screened Blacks, Hispanics Out Of Jobs
Target has agreed to pay $3.7 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over allegations that its use of criminal background checks kept thousands of black and Hispanic job applicants from getting employment. It resolves claims that the mega-retailer violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employers from discriminating based on race, …
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Target agrees to $3.7M settlement over job-screening bias claim
Target Corp. has agreed to pay $3.7 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the retailer’s criminal background checks of disproportionately keeping Latinos and black applicants from employment. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in New York, claimed that Target (NYSE: TGT) violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bans employers …
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After bias claims, Target to review how it screens job applicants
Target agreed Thursday to revise guidelines for how it screens people seeking jobs at its stores, a step meant to quell complaints that the retailer discriminates against black and Hispanic applicants with criminal records that can include offenses too minor or old to affect their performance as employees. The move comes in a labor market …
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Target to pay $3.7M in racial bias lawsuit
Target has agreed to pay a $3.7 million settlement in a lawsuit claiming racial bias in background checks, according to new court papers. The retail giant’s settlement was filed Thursday in Manhattan Federal Court, alongside a class action lawsuit filed by former job applicants over pre-employment screenings. Carnella Times and Erving Smith claimed in their …