Ban the box has caused a predicament for human resource professionals. HR now must analyze previous convictions of ex-offenders and determine if they can employ them, while at the same time keeping their workforce safe and avoid any claims of negligent hiring.
Ban the box has caused a predicament for human resource professionals. HR now must analyze previous convictions of ex-offenders and determine if they can employ them, while at the same time keeping their workforce safe and avoid any claims of negligent hiring.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Understanding the Fair Chance Act With the ever changing landscape of “ban-the-box” laws and Fair Chance Act initiatives, it is time to put all of these convoluted and contradicted laws into perspective. It is not much of a surprise for a movement as important as “ban-the-box” laws to be a bit confusing for employers, […]
Louisiana Adopts “Ban the Box” Louisiana has become one of 24 states that have now passed “ban the box” legislation, meaning that job applicants will be evaluated based on skills and interview conversations rather than just a check mark. Governor John Bel Edwards signed the bill on Wednesday prohibiting state employers from inquiring about the […]
A group in New York is pushing Mayor Bill de Blasio to support a bill that would ban the use of credit reports in making an employment decision. The NYC Coalition to Stop Credit Checks in Employment claims that “Despite the widespread use of employment credit checks, there is no empirical evidence that the reviewing […]
A group in New York is pushing Mayor Bill de Blasio to support a bill that would ban the use of credit reports in making an employment decision. The NYC Coalition to Stop Credit Checks in Employment claims that “Despite the widespread use of employment credit checks, there is no empirical evidence that the reviewing […]
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was dealt a huge blow when it experienced a dismissal of its claim against Kaplan Higher Education Corp. The EEOC alleged that Kaplan violated Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act through taking into account applicants’ credit history when making an employment decision. The decision handed down by […]
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is still hard at work investigating employers they feel are violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. A recent EEOC letter explains “Excluding people from employment due to criminal records may raise issue under Title VII, especially if it disproportionately harms people of a particular race […]
Score one for the employer! Last week U.S. District Court of Maryland Judge Roger Titus granted Freeman’s motion for summary judgment and dismissed the case of EEOC vs. Freeman. Freeman, a leading integrated marketing solutions provider was slapped with a lawsuit by the EEOC back in 2009. The EEOC claimed that Freeman discriminated against African […]
Last month the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit against BMW and Dollar General for violating Title VII of the Civil Right Act by utilizing criminal background checks that resulted in African American employees either being fired or being disqualified for new positions (see post titled “Dollar General and BMW Latest EEOC Victims”). BMW […]
