Chalmers et al v. City of New York

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:20-cv-03389

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Analisa Torres

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  1. August 23, 2024

    Attys' Fee Request 'Exorbitant' In Pay Bias Spat, NYC Says

    New York City urged a federal court Friday to reject attorneys' $8 million fee request for representing white fire protection inspectors who claimed they were subjected to the same racist pay disparities their nonwhite colleagues alleged they faced, saying it would divert too much money away from the workers.

  2. August 30, 2023

    NYC Fire Inspectors Reach $29.2M Deal In Race, Pay Bias Suit

    New York City has agreed to pay $29.2 million to end a class action alleging that white fire protection inspectors were subjected to the same racist pay disparities their nonwhite colleagues alleged they faced, according to a Wednesday filing in federal court.

  3. September 19, 2022

    NYC Fire Inspectors Get Class Cert. In Race, Pay Bias Suit

    A New York federal judge granted class certification Monday to a group of over 500 fire protection inspectors accusing New York City of discrimination after noticing they were subjected to the same allegedly racist pay discrepancies as their minority colleagues, ruling that the policies at issue affected the class equally.

  4. June 09, 2022

    NYC Can't Escape Fire Inspectors' Race Bias Suit

    A New York federal judge held Thursday that the city of New York must face claims that white fire protection inspectors were subjected to the same allegedly racist pay practices that their minority colleagues endured.

  5. November 23, 2021

    NYC Fights Class Status For Fire Inspectors In Race Bias Suit

    A group of New York City fire inspectors cannot proceed as a class with their lawsuit claiming that racial discrimination explains why they are paid less than building inspectors, the city has told a federal judge, saying the two positions have different qualifications and responsibilities.

  6. September 17, 2021

    White NYC Fire Inspectors' Claims Nixed From Race Bias Suit

    A New York federal judge extinguished claims brought by white New York City fire protection inspectors alleging employment discrimination on the basis of race, ruling Thursday that they can't tack "associational" discrimination claims onto viable class claims that the city funnels minority inspectors into lower-paying roles.