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Target settles suit over asking job applicants about criminal records

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Target reached a $3.74 million settlement in a class-action suit Thursday that alleged the retail giant’s hiring process unfairly discriminated against African Americans and Latinos. The lawsuit, which was filed by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and two individuals on behalf of a group of job applicants, said the retail giant has used hiring policies …

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Target to pay $3.74 million to settle claims that it discriminated against black, Latino job applicants

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Target has agreed to pay $3.74 million to settle claims that its background criminal checks discriminated against thousands of black and Latino applicants. The retailer says it will also review the way it screens jobs candidates for hourly positions at its stores. The class-action lawsuit and settlement, both filed Thursday, stem from a 2006 complaint against the …

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Target agrees to settle a lawsuit alleging discrimination against blacks and Latinos

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Target has agreed to a $3.7 million settlement of a lawsuit that alleged the company’s  criminal background check process was biased against thousands of Latinos and African Americans seeking jobs with the retailer. If the settlement receives court approval, Target will prioritize hiring black and Latino applicants previously denied jobs because they failed to clear a …

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Target Settles Background Check Suit For Nearly $3.75M

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Target will give hiring preference to some of the more than 41,000 black and Latino applicants it previously denied jobs to because of their criminal histories and will pay nearly $3.75 million as part of a deal ending a proposed class suit challenging its background check policy, according to a document filed Thursday in New …

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