"Macy's' discriminatory criminal history screening policies and practices have a disparate impact on Black and Latino people who, as a result of systemic racial discrimination, constitute a demonstrably overrepresented segment of the criminal justice system population," the class action lawsuit said. The Macy's class action represents job applicants to Macy's in New York City who were denied employment between September 2017 and January 2020 because they would not consent to a background check in their online applications. Lawyer's for Macy's twice moved to have the class action lawsuit dismissed, but were rebuffed by the court.