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NEWSPAPER JOB AD IN ROCKLAND COUNTY STATES ‘NO HAITIANS’ NEED APPLY

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SPRING VALLEY (WABC) —

It looks like an ordinary ‘help wanted’ ad in a typical Pennysaver, but on closer examination, the newspaper ad clearly states there are some people who need not apply.

In an October 15th edition, the help wanted ad in Pennysaver clearly states ‘no Haitians’. Carl Henry Joseph was born in Haiti. He says the ad placed by Interim Healthcare Inc. should not be tolerated.

State Senator David Carlucci agrees – he took note of the Interim Healthcare Inc. ad published in the Rockland County Pennysaver, an area with one of the highest Haitian population in the country. It is also part of the district he represents.

« The ad placed is a blatant form of discrimination that cannot be tolerated in our community or in our state, » says Senator Carlucci.

Senator Carlucci also took to Twitter and Facebook to point out his frustrations. Now, he says action needs to be taken.

Joseph says members of the community deserve a response from Interim Healthcare Inc.

Eyewitness News has reached out to Interim Healthcare Inc. multiple times. They have not responded. In addition, Eyewitness News has also reached out to Pennysaver about the decision to publish the ad – they have not responded either.

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INTERIM HEALTHCARE RESPONDS TO ROCKLAND ‘NO HAITIANS’ JOB

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Interim Healthcare has issued a statement after a « help wanted » advertisement in the Rockland County Pennysaver specified « No Haitians. »

The community was in an uproar over the ad, setting off an online firestorm and prompting state Senator David Carlucci to call for action to be taken against the Pennysaver and the advertiser.

Company president Katherine McNally released the statement, apologizing and calling the ad unacceptable and offensive.

She said the company has hired an independent third party to conduct a review of what happened.

Here is the full text of the statement:

« We value the diversity of our patients and our employees. The ad in the Pennysaver for an LPN is totally unacceptable and is offensive to us, and we know to all of you. I can assure you that we take this seriously. We have engaged an independent third party to conduct a comprehensive review of what occurred. All policies and procedures will be reviewed to assure that it will never happen again. We have already taken action and will continue to do so. Please accept our sincere apology. In particular, we apologize to the entire Haitian community. »

State and federal laws prohibit an employer from refusing a potential candidate on the basis of race gender or ethnicity, so even as the apologies roll in, officials and the Haitian community aren’t taking the situation lightly and are demanding answers.

Carlucci held a news conference with Haitian leaders Monday demanding a full investigation and calling it a direct violation of civil rights. Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages, of Elmont, is the first Haitian-American elected to the New York State Legislature. She says it not only disrespectful to Haitians, but the entire medical community.

« If you look at doctors, you look at nurses, you look at radiologists, many of them are Haitian-American, » she said. « So to exclude a type of individual is ridiculous. It’s like excluding someone because they’re left handed. »

The Rockland Pennysaver has also apologized, but clearly, the story doesn’t end there.

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