Fifth Circuit: Criminal Background Guidance by EEOC Struck Down
APPLIES TO State of Texas EFFECTIVE August 6, 2019 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 In 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a guidance document directed at employers, cautioning them that blanket hiring bans on job applicants with criminal convictions could lead to disparate impact Title VII liability. The rationale was that blanket […]