From the New York Daily News: A federal judge’s ruling that two FDNY entrance exams discriminated against minorities hasn’t persuaded the city to settle a controversial lawsuit. City lawyers are balking at a demand by the U.S. Justice Department and the Vulcan Society that black and Hispanic candidates who took the tests in 1999 and 2002 be given retroactive seniority. Read complete NYDN story here.
Federal Judge Rules That the Hiring Practices of the New York City Fire Department Are Racially Discriminatory
Friday, July 24th, 2009Is this a bombshell decision or what?
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Tags: African American firefighters, Black Firefighters, Center for Constitutional Rights, class action lawsuits, EEOC, Judge Sonia Sotomayo, NYFD, Uniformed Firefighters Association, United States of America and Vulcan Society Inc. v. City of New York, Vulcan Society
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