New York City and its Department of Sanitation discriminate against and create artificial barriers for minorities and female employees seeking higher-paying positions, former and current sanitation workers allege in a new lawsuit in federal court.
The department’s physical and examination requirements to become a sanitation police officer violate New York state, city, and federal employment laws regarding equal pay and sex and race discrimination, the complaint, filed Monday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, says.
The plaintiffs, who seek class certification, are or were sanitation enforcement agents with 12 to 36 years of employment ...
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