Filed Date: June 25, 2015
Case Ongoing
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On June 25, 2015, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights filed this New York state court class action on behalf of the NAACP New York State Conference Metropolitan Council of Branches against employers who use leading job search sites Monster, Indeed, and ZipRecruiter. All of these job sites bar applications for certain open positions from would-be-applicants who have been convicted of a felony.
Plaintiffs allege that the defendants violate New York State and City law requiring that employers not use felony conviction status as an automatic bar to employment, but rather individually evaluate certain factors set forth by statute. Plaintiffs state that this practice has a disparate impact on people of color, although the complaint does not assert race discrimination as a separate cause of action. The lawsuit seeks an injunction forbidding the defendants from posting employment opportunities that bar felons from applying. We do not have access to the docket sheet, and therefore do not know what more has happened in this case so far.
Summary Authors
Sarah Prout (8/25/2015)
Aranyos, Stephanie Lauren (New York)
Burnovski, Brian M. (New York)
Feinland, Robert Phillip (New York)
Gallub, Alison S. (New York)
Bastible, Kieran Xavier (New York)
Mendez, Manuel J. (New York)
Last updated Aug. 30, 2023, 2:45 p.m.
Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.State / Territory: New York
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Key Dates
Filing Date: June 25, 2015
Case Ongoing: Yes
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
NAACP on behalf of job applicants who have been convicted of a felony who have been barred from applying for jobs that explicitly ban applicants convicted of a felony. NOTE: The plaintiffs seek a defendant class.
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Attorney Organizations:
Lawyers Comm. for Civil Rights Under Law
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: Yes
Class Action Outcome: Pending
Defendants
NTT DATA, INC., Private Entity/Person
MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.,, Private Entity/Person
ZIPRECRUITER, INC., INDEED, INC, Private Entity/Person
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION, Private Entity/Person
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Private Entity/Person
RECALL HOLDINGS LIMITED,, Private Entity/Person
RECALL TOTAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, INC., Private Entity/Person
ADVANCE TECH PEST CONTROL, Private Entity/Person
DOES 1-100, Private Entity/Person
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