January 13, 2023
A New Jersey federal judge deemed timely a proposed class action alleging Walmart unlawfully discriminates against applicants with criminal backgrounds through broad screenings that don't consider evidence of rehabilitation, applying a six-year statute of limitations rather than the two-year limitation suggested by Walmart.
July 19, 2021
A Brooklyn woman hit Walmart with a proposed class action in New Jersey federal court on Monday alleging it unlawfully discriminates against applicants with criminal backgrounds through broad screenings that don't consider evidence of rehabilitation, a practice she says disproportionately harms Black and Latino applicants.