Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 9, 2014. The Department of Justice announced today that it has entered into and filed a consent decree that, if approved by the court, will resolve the department’s allegations that the city of Austin violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by discriminating against African-American and Hispanic applicants for entry-level firefighter positions at the Austin Fire Department (AFD).
Title VII’s prohibitions of discrimination in employment forbid not only intentional discrimination,…
