A class-action lawsuit was filed in June by Outten and Golden LLC, along with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., and Youth Represents, against Macy’s Inc., which challenges the business’s use of an overbroad and unnecessarily punitive criminal history screen in making hiring and termination decisions. The lawsuit was brought by The Fortune Society on behalf of itself and its participants, seeking to hold Macy’s accountable for violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII) and the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL).
