Some more long over-due justice.... MANHATTAN — The city has - TopicsExpress



          

Some more long over-due justice.... MANHATTAN — The city has agreed to pay $98 million to settle a longstanding legal battle with a group of black firefighters and the U.S. Department of Justice who accused the FDNY of discriminatory hiring practices, lawyers on both sides announced Tuesday. Members of the Vulcan Society of Black Firefighters have been fighting since 2007, accompanied by the Department of Justice, alleging that the New York City Fire Departments recruiting and hiring process systematically shut out black firefighters. The settlement will provide back pay, including $6 million for lost medical benefits, to about 1,500 black and Hispanic former FDNY applicants and current firefighters, according to the Center for Constitutional Rights, which represented the Vulcans and the DOJ.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 12:20:41 +0000

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