New York City Spites Court Decision About Discriminatory Hiring Practices in Its Fire Department

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 completeÂ NYDN story here.

Earlier WORD blogs:

1) Video News About Legal Victory by Center for Constitutional Rights and the Vulcan Society Against FDNY

2) NYFD Black Firefighters Win Significant Court Battle …

Tags: discriminatory hiring practices, federal lawsuit, NYFD

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