Entry-level firefighters to receive a total of $ 98 million in back pay to settle lawsuit . Score: 6 A judge ordered the department to hire 293 black and Latino applicants .
Entry-level firefighters to receive a total of $ 98 million in back pay to settle lawsuit . The lawsuit , filed in 2007 , claimed New York Fire Department exams were racially biased . A judge ordered the department to hire 293 black and Latino applicants .