DHL Supply Chain settled with two Black job applicants after they brought a class action against the logistics company alleging its criminal history screening policy disproportionately denies employment to Black and Hispanic people.
The agreement, filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Monday, awards $15,000 to each plaintiff as part of a total $2.7 million settlement fund for those impacted by the allegedly discriminatory hiring policy.
DHL continues to deny liability as part of the release, but has agreed to appoint industrial organizational psychologist Toni S. Locklear, Ph.D. as a consultant to review its ...
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