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NY appeals court approves of FDNY hiring oversight
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The Associated Press.
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NEW YORK (AP) - Both sides claimed victory after a New York appeals court approved court oversight of hiring practices at the city’s fire department to ensure fair hiring.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a reduced level of monitoring Tuesday than had been demanded by a Brooklyn judge. But it also rejected the judge’s finding before trial that the city had intentionally discriminated in hiring so few blacks and Hispanics. It said a trial must be conducted on the issue.
The city’s top attorney said he was “very pleased.” The legal director of the Center for Constitutional Rights said on behalf of the plaintiffs that it was a “dramatic victory.”
The ruling resulted from a lawsuit brought by a black firefighters’ group, the Vulcan Society, more than a decade ago.
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