(The Center Square) — The federal government has settled with Cobb County over claims that the county's hiring violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964. County taxpayers are on the hook for $750,000 in back pay to eligible Black firefighter candidates who were denied employment with the Cobb County Fire Department because of contested employment practices. The county will also make up to 16 "priority hires" with retroactive seniority from the applicants disqualified by the... Read this story
