December 08, 2017
A D.C. federal judge on Thursday gave preliminary approval to a $6.5 million settlement in a certified class action alleging Metrorail's criminal background check policy disproportionately discriminated against African-Americans.
April 18, 2017
A Washington, D.C., federal judge certified three groups of African-American Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority employees and job applicants who claim they were disproportionately impacted by a criminal background check policy.