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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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EEOC Sends Message to Employers that Criminal Records of Job Applicants Must...

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....

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EEOC 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),...

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EEOC 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...

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Attorneys 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...

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EEOC 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...

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Court 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)...

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Background 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...

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Background 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...

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Texas 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...

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EEOC 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...

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Court 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...

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Hearing 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...

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Bill 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...

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EEOC 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...

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EEOC 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...

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EEOC 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...

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Court 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...

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DOJ 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...

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EEOC 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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