Biden Administration Sues Sheetz for ‘Racist’ Criminal Background Checks That the Government Itself Requires of Its Own Hires

Sheetz operates hundreds of stores and employs more than 10,000 people on the east coast and in the midwest.

AP/Alex Brandon
President Biden's limosine outside Sheetz, where the President stopped en route to Pittsburgh International Airport in April 2024. AP/Alex Brandon

The Biden administration is suing the popular Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain Sheetz for requiring ‘racist’ background checks for prospective employees that the government says has disproportionately kept Black, Native American, and multiracial applicants out of a job.

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