Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), along with the law firm Outten & Golden LLP, filed an amended complaint in Mandala v. NTT, a class action lawsuit challenging discriminatory employment policies at one of the world’s largest information technology service providers. The complaint, which was filed in the New York State Supreme Court, argues that NTT Data (NTT)’s policy of refusing to hire applicants with a criminal record has an unlawful discriminatory effect on Black New Yorkers and otherwise violates New York state law. The plaintiff, George Mandala,...