Anti-Racism Committee Seat May Have Caused Black Worker’s Firing

A jury must decide whether a Black hospital worker in Rhode Island was fired because of his past drug convictions or because he was tapped for a seat on the anti-racism committee his employer formed in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, a federal judge ruled.

Terick Azeez can also take to trial his claim against Lifespan Corp. under the Fair Credit and Reporting Act, the US District Court for the District of Rhode Island said. The company’s failure to give Azeez a chance to put his college-era criminal past into context before acting on an anonymous tip it received ...