A promotional exam to attain the rank of sergeant in Massachusetts allegedly discriminated against Black and Hispanic candidates. The state agreed to pay a $40M settlements in the case.
Massachusetts has agreed to a $40 million settlement in a long-running case brought by police who had argued that the state’s promotional exam to attain the rank of sergeant discriminated against Black and Hispanic candidates.
BOSTON (AP) Massachusetts has agreed to a $40 million settlement in a long-running case brought by police who had argued that the state’s promotional exam to attain the rank of sergeant discriminated against Black and Hispanic candidates.