December 16, 2021
The New York City Fire Department told a federal judge Thursday it had reached a deal to resolve a lawsuit claiming the department discriminated against Black job seekers and workers, seven months after the court refused to certify the case as a class action.
May 12, 2021
A federal judge in Manhattan refused to certify a class of Black employees in a lawsuit accusing the Fire Department of New York of discriminating against Black workers and job seekers, finding Wednesday that the proposed 400-member class doesn't have enough in common.