GBH News: Boston could begin to fine contractors under its diversity hiring policy — but not for missing the hiring targets
Originally published November 17, 2021 | GBH News
A Boston commission approved a new policy Wednesday to impose fines on developers who fail to provide the city demographic data on their workforce, under a longstanding city ordinance that requires builders to employ Boston residents, women and people of color.
The new policy allows fines of up to $300 per day for each violation of a series of procedural requirements. Only one member of the Boston Employment Commission — Priscilla Flint-Banks, the newest member — voted against it, saying that it does not go far enough.