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Massachusetts has agreed to a $40 million settlement in a long-running case brought by police who had argued that the state\u2019s promotional exam to attain the rank of sergeant discriminated against Black and Hispanic candidates.<\/p>\n

The agreement could affect about 600 current and former police officers<\/a> and calls on the state to create a new test that better measures the skills needed to serve as a police sergeant according to the settlement filed Friday in Suffolk Superior Court.<\/p>\n

Judge Douglas Wilkins had ruled in October that the promotional exam amounted to a discriminatory process against Black and Hispanic candidates vying for police sergeant positions in departments across the state.<\/p>\n

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Both sides are due back in court May 10 for a final hearing during which Wilkins is expected to decide whether to approve the settlement.<\/p>\n

Black and Hispanic Boston police officers found to be eligible for the settlement will be awarded at least $60,000 each.<\/p>\n

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In communities outside Boston<\/a>, where officers of color would likely have been promoted if not for the state\u2019s test, eligible officers will receive at least $45,000.<\/p>\n

The class action lawsuit was brought by police officers who argued that they were either not promoted to sergeant or experienced a significant delay in promotions because of their exam scores. The lawsuit is more than a decade old.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit focused on exams administered between 2005 and 2012, and involved officers from Boston, Brockton, Lawrence, Lowell, Methuen, Springfield, and Worcester, along with the Massachusetts Bay<\/a> Transportation Authority.<\/p>\n

The settlement was agreed to by Attorney General Andrea Cambell’s office and lawyers representing the officers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/massachusetts-agrees-40-million-settlement-sergeant-exam-discrimination-case <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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