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Raw Story | US employment commission: Some criminal background checks are racist Raw Story In another, an applicant to Dollar General disclosed a drug arrest six years earlier and was offered the job, only to see it revoked once the criminal background check went through. A third complaint alleged that Dollar General rejected an applicant Criminal background checks are targeted in two new EEOC suits Lawsuit accuses BMW of racial discrimination in background checks Gov't sues BMW plant, Dollar General stores over criminal background checks |
Council: No criminal background checks early in hiring process Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) The Seattle City Council, in what's been called the “second chance bill,” voted unanimously Monday to prohibit employers from asking about a job applicant's criminal record or excluding those with an arrest or criminal record during the initial stage City Council changes the rules on employee background checks Law prevents employers from discriminating against those with criminal Seattle City Council Passes Job Assistance Bill Prohibiting Automatic |
Job assistance ordinance update Lexology (registration) In addition, employers may only perform background checks or ask applicants for information about their arrest or conviction records after first screening applications and resumes to eliminate unqualified applicants. As a result, applications for |
PolicyMic | Fox News Botches Civil Rights Law To Defend Discriminatory Background Checks Media Matters for America In the right situations, criminal background checks promote safety and security at the workplace. However, imposing a background check that denies any type of employment for people with criminal records is not only unreasonable, but it can also be EEOC Sues BMW, Dollar General over background checks EEOC continues aggressive enforcement related to criminal background checks Ron Hart: Economic stagnation through regulation and litigation |
Newswire: EEOC sues BMW, Dollar General over 'background checks' Greene County Democrat Fair employment advocates say that errors on reports and incomplete records make it difficult for companies that rely heavily on background checks to make informed decisions. “There's so much information that's out in cyberspace these days about |
