BACKGROUND A screening provider usually uses multi-jurisdictional databases to perform background investigations to uncover criminal convictions. These databases should be considered excellent secondary tools to uncover a criminal conviction. They should never be considered a primary source of criminal convictions. Section 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681k and 1681l of the Fair Credit Reporting Act allows two […]
Did EEOC ban use of criminal convictions?
What’s an employer to do to comply with EEOC requirements? Trust me, it’s not as hard as you think. See our comments section after the article summary. In their response, dated August 29,2013, to a letter from 9 attorney generals from as many states, the EEOC Chair, Jacqueline A. Berrien, clarified EEOC’s stance on the use of […]
Reasons why Freeman defeated the EEOC alleged misuse of credit and criminal convictions
Do you know why Freeman successfully defeated the EEOC’s discrimination lawsuit alleging improper use of credit check and criminal conviction reports? There are very important lessons for any employer to learn AND IMPLEMENT. Judge Roger Titus of the U.S. District Court of Maryland granted Freeman’s motion for summary judgment and dismissed the case of EEOC […]
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