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U.S. Marshals Pay $15 Million to Settle Race Discrimination Case


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​The U.S. Marshals Service recently settled a longstanding class-action lawsuit alleging racial discrimination in hiring, promotions and job assignments.

On Sept. 26, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) granted preliminary approval of the $15 million settlement. The Marshals Service continues to deny any wrongdoing.

Settlement money will go to more than 700 Black workers who served as deputy U.S. marshals or detention enforcement officers from January 1994 until now, as well as Black applicants who were never hired.

The settlement requires the Marshals Service to provide inclusion, equity and diversity (IE&D) and implicit bias training; change its recruitment processes; provide decision-makers with a list of job competencies; and implement a priority consideration program for Black employees.

Christine Dunn, an attorney with Sanford Heisler Sharp in Washington, D.C., who represented the plaintiffs, said the plaintiffs “have shown remarkable courage and resilience throughout this case, some of them fighting this battle for almost 30 years. Thanks to their hard work and dedication, the Marshals Service is making substantial changes to its processes to help ensure greater racial equity.”

As a federal law enforcement agency, the Marshals Service protects federal judges, apprehends federal fugitives, transports federal prisoners and executes federal arrest warrants.

The lawsuit claimed the Marshals Service:

  • Failed to provide effective notice of open…

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