New York Attorney General, Eric T. Schneiderman announced in April 2014 that his office has secured agreements with four of the nation’s largest consumer reporting agencies (CRA’s). The agreements prohibit the agencies from automatically disqualifying applicants with criminal convictions and require the agencies to defer hiring decisions to employers who must conduct an individualized consideration… [Read More]
Ban the Box
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s recommendation, in its guidance to employers, regarding criminal background checks, to not ask about criminal convictions on employment applications, continues to snowball through state and local courts across the country. Keeping tabs on the jurisdictions which have put into law the so-called “Ban the Box” recommendation is difficult. As of… [Read More]
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