The Jersey Journal recently reported about a lawsuit filed by
five Hispanic police officers formerly on the Hoboken SWAT team.
The suit was settled with a $2 million payout. It's sad to see,
but discrimination based on race still exists today. There are
state and federal laws that prohibit discrimination in the
workplace based on age, race, creed, national origin, gender,
sexual orientation and many other factors, yet employers
continue to make hiring and firing decisions based on factors
outside a person's control, such as their race or family
history. New Jersey Employment Lawyers seek to ensure all
employees are treated fairly and are employed based on their
talents, skills, education and qualifications and not based on
their skin tone, age or gender. In this case, the five officers
filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the city in 2007,
alleging they were subjected to racial slurs and racially
motivated mistreatment. Some of the incidents allegedly occurred
during two trips to Louisiana to help i