Fifth Circuit: Criminal Background Guidance by EEOC Struck Down

2019-11-08T12:40:20-08:00November 8th, 2019|

APPLIES TO State of Texas EFFECTIVE August 6, 2019 QUESTIONS? Contact HR Solved (833) 682-4483 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