NTT Lawsuit Over Use of Worker Criminal History Checks Revived

Two workers will get another chance to plead their lawsuit alleging NTT Data Inc.'s reliance on criminal background checks in deciding who to hire has a disparate impact on Black job seekers.

A divided panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit revived the proposed class action on Friday, finding a lower court misapplied federal law in denying their request for it to vacate its prior dismissal of the case so they could amend their complaint.

The 2-1 majority cited the case’s previous trip to the appeals court in holding that the suit presented one of the ...