US EditionDOJ opens investigation into Minnesota over hiring practices
MINNESOTA, JUL 10 – The policy requires justification for hiring non-underrepresented candidates in underrepresented roles and has prompted a DOJ civil rights investigation into potential discrimination practices.
- The Trump administration has started an investigation into Minnesota's hiring practices over its affirmative action policy, as stated in a Department of Justice announcement.
- The Minnesota Department of Human Services requires supervisors to provide a 'hiring justification when seeking to hire a non-underrepresented candidate.'
- Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general, stated the policy could indicate race- and sex-based employment practices.
- The Department of Justice seeks to verify if Minnesota is engaging in discrimination patterns pertaining to employment practices.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) opened an investigation into the state of Minnesota on Thursday to determine whether both the state and the state Department of Human Services engaged in recruitment practices based on racial and gender discrimination. “Our investigation is based on information indicating that Minnesota may be carrying out certain work practices that discriminate against employees, job seekers and participants in race and sex trai…
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