The NAACP is calling on the Biden administration to investigate equity and racial disparities at Maximus, which employs nearly 800 people in Hattiesburg.
by Sara DiNatale, Mississippi Today March 21, 2023 Mississippi call center workers and the NAACP are calling on the Biden administration to investigate equity and racial disparities at one of the country’s leading federal contractors, Maximus, which employs nearly 800 people in Hattiesburg. The bulk of those frontline employees in Mississippi are Black women who handle customer service calls about Medicaid, Medicare and the Affordable Care Act.
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