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Employment Newsletter
August 2012
Reevaluating Employment Background Checks after the EEOC’s Guidance
The EEOC’s recent guidance provides that employers may violate Title VII if they treat criminal history information differently for applicants or employees. This does not mean that employers should abandon background screening altogether. In fact, to do so could run afoul of an employer’s obligation to use reasonable care when hiring employees and lead to liability if third parties are harmed by an employee.