April 19, 2016
The U.S. Census Bureau agreed to pay $15 million and change the way it handles job applications to settle a long-running class action alleging that the agency's background check policy disproportionately screened out minority applicants, according to a deal proposed in New York on Tuesday.
February 26, 2016
The U.S. Census Bureau has settled a long-running suit brought by job applicants who alleged that the agency's background check policy disproportionately screened out minority applicants, telling a New York federal judge they plan to ask for approval of the pact in March.
August 13, 2014
U.S. Census Bureau job applicants contesting the agency's background check policy urged a New York federal court Tuesday not to reconsider an order granting some applicants class status, saying they have presented evidence that the agency disproportionately screened out minority applicants nationwide.
July 16, 2014
The U.S. government asked a New York federal court Tuesday to revisit a decision certifying a massive class of black applicants in a "mammoth" race bias case over criminal background screening used when picking workers for the 2010 census, urging a more rigorous analysis of conflicting evidence.
October 29, 2013
The U.S. Census Bureau fired back Monday in New York federal court against plaintiffs seeking class certification accusing the bureau of unlawfully screening out minority job candidates for temporary positions with the 2010 census by considering arrest records in the hiring process, saying the class lacks commonality.
July 01, 2013
Plaintiffs accusing the U.S. Census Bureau of unlawfully screening out minority job candidates for temporary posts by considering arrest records in the hiring process asked a New York federal judge on Friday to certify their case as a class action.
March 15, 2011
A New York federal judge on Tuesday tossed out a class action that accused the U.S. Census Bureau of discriminating against minority job candidates, saying the plaintiffs did not exhaust their administrative remedies before going to court.