You just had to know this was filed in the liberal Democratic city of Chicago - Blacks file suit against DOLLAR GENERAL on criminal background checks

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Dollar General Corp. over its criminal background checks of new hires and employees, a case that legal experts say could affect hiring practices nationwide.

In a civil lawsuit filed in Chicago on Tuesday, the federal agency said the Goodlettsville, Tenn.-based retailer has“engaged in ongoing, nationwide race discrimination against black applicants” for nearly a decade.

The suit contends the company’s practice of using criminal background checks disproportionally affects blacks, who have higher arrest and conviction rates than whites. The agency also filed a similar suit Tuesday against a BMW manufacturing plant in South Carolina.

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