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Rating vs. Resume: Can Bad Credit Kill Your Job Prospects?
We reported yesterday on a lawsuit brought against test-prep giant Kaplan by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, who accused the company of discriminating against African-American job applicants by using credit histories in their hiring processes. As it turns out, Kaplan is hardly the only company to do so. According to Takeaway listener Christina Tobin, her […]
Detroit Avoids State Takeover
Detroit has had today’s date circled on its calendar for months. Under a state statute, today marks the deadline for Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to decide how to appropriately handle Detroit’s $200 million budget deficit. Detroit is mired in $12 billion in long term-liabilities and its been estimated that the city could run out of money as […]
Detroit Mayor Hospitalized as City Nears Bankruptcy
The auto industry may be on its way back, but Detroit is close to bankruptcy. The city faces a budget deficit of $200 million and today is the deadline for a financial review panel to decide what the city’s next steps should be. But as the city’s fate hangs in the balance, Detroit Mayor Dave […]
Cash-Strapped Detroit Suspends Payment to Vendors
The city of Detroit has begun suspending payments to some of its vendors in order to be able to cover basic services and make payroll. If the city is not able to resolve its budget crisis on its own, the state is likely to appoint an emergency manager to restructure the city and rescue it from […]
In Detroit it’s Hip to be Square (Dancing)
In Detroit over the weekend it was hip to be square dancing. That’s because the city played host to the 60th National Square Dance Convention. Square dance has historically appealed to the middle American sensibilities, but in Detroit–where the pastime is enjoying a resurgence–the city’s predominantly African-American population can often be found on the dance […]