NEW YORK — New York state has reached a settlement with plaintiffs who claim that lengthy delays in clearing their names from a statewide child abuse and maltreatment register was costing them their jobs. The state’s Office of Children and Family Services agreed to cut down the time it takes to get a hearing, which in some cases took up to 23 months, leaving in limbo plaintiffs who needed clearance to reassure potential employers.
Southern District Judge Shira Scheindlin signed off on the settlement, almost seven years after the litigation began. The settlement was reached between Assistant Attorney General Robert Kraft and Thomas Hoffman, a solo practitioner in Manhattan who was appointed as class counsel in 2008 for some 8,000 people who had requested, but had yet to receive, a hearing.
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