In Massachusetts, a court case that was launched in 2006 finally reached a resolution this week. Hundreds of Black and Hispanic police officers went to court claiming that they had been unfairly passed over for promotions for reasons driven by racism. Under the terms of the settlement, each of the plaintiffs will receive approximately $60,000. The unusual aspect of this case is that the plaintiffs were not alleging racist behavior on the part of their supervisors. (Or at least not all of them.) They claimed that the sergeant’s exam they were required to take to receive a promotion was discriminatory. (Daily Beast)Read More
The Massachusetts PD police promotion racial settlement
