Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Files Lawsuits against Two Employers...
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed lawsuits against two employers alleging they violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by implementing and utilizing a criminal...
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In the Wall Street Journal article ‘Employment Checks Fuel Race Complaints,’ Attorney Lester Rosen, Founder and CEO of background check company Employment Screening Resources® (ESR), says the U.S....
View ArticleEEOC Chair Says Criminal Background Checks by Employers Not Banned
In a letter to the Wall Street Journal responding to the June 15, 2013 article ‘Banning Background Checks,’ Jacqueline A. Berrien, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),...
View ArticleEEOC Guidance on Criminal Records Focuses on Employment Discrimination during...
In April 2012, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) – the agency that enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination – voted to update the Enforcement Guidance on the...
View ArticleAttorneys General from Nine States Send Letter to EEOC Expressing Concern...
The Attorneys General from nine states – Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, South Carolina, Utah, and West Virginia – have sent a letter to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
View ArticleEEOC Background Check Lawsuit Dismissed by Court Based On Unreliable Expert...
In a Memorandum Opinion issued in the case of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) v. Freeman, Judge Roger Titus of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland dismissed a lawsuit...
View ArticleCourt of Appeals Upholds Award of 750000 Dollars Against EEOC in Background...
In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has upheld the award of $751,942 in fees and costs to Peoplemark, Inc. against the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...
View ArticleBackground Check Expert Lester Rosen Speaks about EEOC Compliance in Paycor...
Attorney Lester Rosen, Founder and CEO of background check firm Employment Screening Resources® (ESR), will speak about compliance with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidance...
View ArticleBackground Check Expert Lester Rosen Discusses Proper Use of Criminal Records...
To help employers comply with U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidance, Attorney Lester Rosen, Founder and CEO of Employment Screening Resources® (ESR), will discuss ‘Proper Use of...
View ArticleTexas Sues EEOC over Guidance for Criminal Background Checks
The State of Texas has filed suit against the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over Guidance for use of criminal records of job applicants by employers for criminal background checks...
View ArticleEEOC Scrutinizing Hiring Practices that Unfairly Screen out Job Applicants...
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is scrutinizing hiring practices and believes policies that screen out job applicants with criminal records could disadvantage minorities and...
View ArticleCourt Affirms Judgment in EEOC Background Check Case
Written By Thomas Ahearn On April 9, 2014, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment in the case of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) v. Kaplan Higher Education...
View ArticleHearing Examines EEOC Guidance for Criminal Records
Written By Thomas Ahearn On June 10, 2014, a House Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee held a hearing – “The Regulatory and Enforcement Priorities of the EEOC: Examining the Concerns...
View ArticleBill Seeks To Limit EEOC Guidance on Criminal Background Checks
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn New legislation – The “Certainty in Enforcement Act of 2014” (H.R. 5423) – seeks to limit the current U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s...
View ArticleEEOC Does Not Have to Reveal Statistical Analysis Used for Background Check...
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn An Illinois federal judge has denied an objection by Dollar General to an earlier ruling that determined the retailer could not obtain the statistical...
View ArticleEEOC Report Reveals Focus on Systemic Discrimination
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released its annual Fiscal Year 2015 Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) on...
View ArticleEEOC Increases Fines 150 Percent for Employers Violating Notice Posting...
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced in a final rule published in the Federal Register a 150 percent increase to the...
View ArticleCourt Rules Texas May Challenge EEOC Criminal Background Check Guidance
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled in Texas v. EEOC (No. 14-10949, 6/27/16) that the Lone Star state may challenge in court the...
View ArticleDOJ and EEOC Report Finds Background Checks Can Be Barrier to Advancing...
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have released a comprehensive report entitled “Advancing Diversity...
View ArticleEEOC Releases Enforcement and Litigation Data for Fiscal Year 2016
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released detailed breakdowns of the Enforcement and Litigation Statistics for the 91,503...
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