Baltimore County minority hiring: U.S. DOJ probes Balto. Co. minority hiring for police, fire - baltimoresun.com: The U.S. Justice Departmenthas opened an investigation of possible racial discrimination in hiring at the Baltimore County police and fire departments, according to correspondence between the agency and the county.
The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division recently sent a two-page letter asking the county for "more information regarding the hiring of African Americans." Specifically, the agency asked about entry-level hiring at the two departments to help it "fully evaluate whether or not the County is in violation."
The letter, headed "Investigation into the Employment Practices of Baltimore County, MD," mentions a section of the Civil Rights Act barring discrimination based on race, gender, religion or ethnicity.
