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The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a civil rights investigation into the Baltimore City Health Department over alleged racially segregated employee meetings. The sessions were conducted as part of publicly funded equity training efforts and separated staff into white-only and people-of-color-only groups.
In a letter to Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott, DOJ officials said they had “reasonable cause” to believe the department may be engaged in employment practices that violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The inquiry will examine whether BCHD’s racial affinity groups and training sessions constitute unlawful segregation or classification based on race, color, or national origin.
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In a letter to Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott, DOJ officials said they had “reasonable cause” to believe the department may be engaged in employment practices that violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The inquiry will examine whether BCHD’s racial affinity groups and training sessions constitute unlawful segregation or classification based on race, color, or national origin.
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DOJ investigates Baltimore over racially segregated equity meetings
The U S Department of Justice has launched a civil rights investigation into the Baltimore City Health Department over alleged racially segregated employee meetings The sessions were conducted as