Human Resource Executive Online
The EEOC is considering issuing a guidance that could limit an employer being able to ask about criminal backgrounds on employment applications. While a multitude of business groups spoke against such a limit, observers believe the agency is leaning toward restricting use of such investigations.
By David Shadovitz
Employers are bracing for strengthened guidelines from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that will govern the use of criminal-background checks during the hiring process.
While experts agree a fresh look might be warranted, some also believe it would be a mistake to implement sweeping changes that fail to take into account the hiring challenges facing employers today.
The EEOC held hearings in Washington last month on the role arrest and conviction records should and shouldn't play in the hiring process. The meeting was one in a series the EEOC has been holding on hiring-related topics.
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