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Target has agreed to a $3.7 million settlement of a lawsuit that alleged the company’s  criminal background check process was biased against thousands of Latinos and African Americans seeking jobs with the retailer. If the settlement receives court approval, Target will prioritize hiring black and Latino applicants previously denied jobs because they failed to clear a …

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Target will give hiring preference to some of the more than 41,000 black and Latino applicants it previously denied jobs to because of their criminal histories and will pay nearly $3.75 million as part of a deal ending a proposed class suit challenging its background check policy, according to a document filed Thursday in New …

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Target Corp. will pay $3.74 million and give priority hiring opportunities to some black and Latino job applicants to resolve charges that its criminal background check policy illegally excluded thousands of minorities from hourly and entry-level jobs. The April 5 filing of the preliminary settlement comes the same day the company was sued in Manhattan …

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The complaint, which includes grievances from more than a decade ago, allows for job applicants to reapply for Target positions or seek a financial award.  Target Corp. has agreed to pay $3.7 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over allegations that its use of criminal background checks as part of the hiring process has disproportionately …

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Target Corp has agreed to pay $3.74 million and upgrade its hiring process to settle a lawsuit claiming its use of criminal background checks kept thousands of black and Hispanic job applicants from getting employment. The preliminary settlement filed on Thursday with the U.S. District Court in Manhattan requires a judge’s approval. It resolves claims …

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