Stop The Presses - The EEOC Releases New Enforcement Guidance On Arrest And Conviction Records In The Hiring Process

Today, by a 4 to 1 vote of its Commissioners, the EEOC published its long-awaited and much-anticipated Enforcement Guidance on Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After the Commissioners' vote, the EEOC issued a press release about the Guidance along with a Q & A sheet on its new interpretation of Title VII.

If you are an employer, this is required reading for your hiring officers.

 

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