Comments on: New EEOC lawsuit for discrimination based on credit report and criminal records http://www.esrcheck.com/wordpress/2009/12/07/new-eeoc-lawsuit-for-discrimination-based-on-credit-report-and-criminal-records/ EMPLOYMENT SCREENING RESOURCES (ESR) NEWS Offers Employment Screening Information for Employers Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:02:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: ESR Blog – The latest on Employment Screening Background Checks » Employment Screening Background Checks Annual Criminal Statistics http://www.esrcheck.com/wordpress/2009/12/07/new-eeoc-lawsuit-for-discrimination-based-on-credit-report-and-criminal-records/comment-page-1/#comment-906 ESR Blog – The latest on Employment Screening Background Checks » Employment Screening Background Checks Annual Criminal Statistics Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:53:14 +0000 http://www.esrcheck.com/wordpress/?p=1057#comment-906 [...] In reviewing these types of statistics, employers also need to keep in mind that not all of the criminal records located are job related. Employers should NOT automatically deny employment to an applicant with a criminal record unless there is a business justification that takes into account the nature and gravity of the crime, the nature of the job and the age of the crime. As noted in a recent blog on this site, the EEOC takes the position that the overuse of criminal records without a business justification can create a disparate impact, and therefore can be discriminatory. See: http://www.esrcheck.com/wordpress/1057/new-eeoc-lawsuit-for-discrimination-based-on-credit-report-an... [...] [...] In reviewing these types of statistics, employers also need to keep in mind that not all of the criminal records located are job related. Employers should NOT automatically deny employment to an applicant with a criminal record unless there is a business justification that takes into account the nature and gravity of the crime, the nature of the job and the age of the crime. As noted in a recent blog on this site, the EEOC takes the position that the overuse of criminal records without a business justification can create a disparate impact, and therefore can be discriminatory. See: http://www.esrcheck.com/wordpress/1057/new-eeoc-lawsuit-for-discrimination-based-on-credit-report-an... [...]

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