The Fortune Society, Inc. et al v. Macy's, Inc.

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Case Number:

1:19-cv-05961

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Ronnie Abrams

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  1. September 03, 2020

    Macy's To Pay $1.8M Over Minority Background Checks

    Macy's Inc. has agreed to pay $1.8 million and reform its background check practices to resolve a class action alleging the practices had unlawfully disproportionate impacts on minority workers, according to a request for the deal's approval lodged Thursday in Manhattan federal court.

  2. June 27, 2019

    Macy's Background Checks Unfairly Hit Minorities, Suit Says

    Macy's policy of firing recent hires over criminal convictions that come up in undisclosed background checks has an unlawfully disproportionate impact on minority workers, according to a proposed class action filed in Manhattan federal court.