Washington Post's Kaplan Higher Education Sued for Racial Discrimination
Washington Post Co.’s Kaplan Higher Education division was sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over claims the company rejected job applicants based on credit history, a decision which discriminated by race.
The lawsuit, filed today in federal court in Cleveland, alleges that Kaplan’s hiring practices have violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964 since at least 2008. The lawsuit seeks lost wages and benefits, and offers of employment for people who weren’t hired.
“This practice has an unlawful discriminatory impact because of race and is neither job-related nor justified by business necessity,” the EEOC said in a statement.
Kaplan Higher Education enrolls 110,000 students, with about 70,000 attending class online, and has 75 campuses nationwide. The Chicago-based school derived 87 percent of its revenue
