August 30, 2023
New York City has agreed to pay $29.2 million to end a class action alleging that white fire protection inspectors were subjected to the same racist pay disparities their nonwhite colleagues alleged they faced, according to a Wednesday filing in federal court.
September 19, 2022
A New York federal judge granted class certification Monday to a group of over 500 fire protection inspectors accusing New York City of discrimination after noticing they were subjected to the same allegedly racist pay discrepancies as their minority colleagues, ruling that the policies at issue affected the class equally.
June 09, 2022
A New York federal judge held Thursday that the city of New York must face claims that white fire protection inspectors were subjected to the same allegedly racist pay practices that their minority colleagues endured.
November 23, 2021
A group of New York City fire inspectors cannot proceed as a class with their lawsuit claiming that racial discrimination explains why they are paid less than building inspectors, the city has told a federal judge, saying the two positions have different qualifications and responsibilities.
September 17, 2021
A New York federal judge extinguished claims brought by white New York City fire protection inspectors alleging employment discrimination on the basis of race, ruling Thursday that they can't tack "associational" discrimination claims onto viable class claims that the city funnels minority inspectors into lower-paying roles.