BOSTON – Civil rights lawyers are threatening to sue online retail giant Amazon.com for discrimination, citing Amazon's policy of requiring criminal background checks on its delivery drivers. Boston-area lawyers representing drivers fired by delivery contractors after background checks revealed criminal records claim the policy unfairly targets blacks and Latinos.
Amazon changed its policy on background checks in August, when it began requiring checks that would flag drivers with a criminal history. Amazon spokeswoman Kelly Cheeseman says the checks are "focused on job-related criminal and motor vehicle convictions and [do not] consider race, gender, ethnicity, religion, or other protected characteristics."
WASHINGTON, DC – Still reeling from revelations that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton belittled supporters of her Republican opponent as racist and bigoted "deplorables," the Clinton campaign today was forced to address allegations that members of Clinton's inner circle harbor anti-Catholic animus.
The controversy stems from an email dump this week by Wikileaks of conversations between long-time Clinton confidant John Podesta and Clinton aide Jen Palmieri. The emails are highly critical of conservative Catholics and other "ordinary Americans." Podesta currently serves as chairman of Clinton's presidential campaign. Palmieri is Clinton's campaign communications director.
