12/22/2010

Checking Credit History Now Deemed Racist

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Could it not be said that the EEOC being racist by assuming that the majority of people with a bad credit history are minorities? The problem for liberals and progressives is that they see things through a racial filter (which they call "equality"), rather than individual merit and accomplishment, or non-accomplishment, as the case may be. Their view is never turned back at themselves, else they realize that it has been liberal policies which have nearly destroyed two generations of minorities in this Country through abortion, welfare, and other government assistance programs, which have kept them dependent on the government and politicians who claim to care for them. - Brian

Washington Post's Kaplan Higher Education Sued for Racial Discrimination

By Tiffany Kary - Dec 21, 2010 2:00 PM PT

Washington Post Co.’s Kaplan Higher Education division was sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over claims the company rejected job applicants based on credit history, a decision which discriminated by race.


The lawsuit, filed today in federal court in Cleveland, alleges that Kaplan’s hiring practices have violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964 since at least 2008. The lawsuit seeks lost wages and benefits, and offers of employment for people who weren’t hired.

“This practice has an unlawful discriminatory impact because of race and is neither job-related nor justified by business necessity,” the EEOC said in a statement.
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