Edward Rawl wrote an article entitled "EEOC Will Use
Criminal Record Guidance on Title VII Claims," for the
Labor and Employment Law Newsletter Volume 42, Issue 2,
Winter 20014.
Despite recent challenges by state lawmakers and employers, issues
surrounding employers' use of criminal background checks will
continue to be among the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission's top priorities, Ed wrote.
Jim Paretti, special assistant and counsel to EEOC Commissioner
Victoria Lipnic, made clear at an Annual Conference panel that the
EEOC intends to use its Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration
of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under
Title VII to pursue aggressively claims that certain criminal
background checks and related adverse actions violate Title VII, Ed
outlined.
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full article.
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