Criminal Background Checks in the New Enforcement Guide

1. Criminal Background Checks in the New Enforcement Guide

2. • The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission approved by vote, a new set of rules in the enforcement guidance on criminal background checks. The guidance consolidates and supersedes two policy statements from the coast on the subject;

3. • this new guidance will discourage exclusions of job applicants who have convictions and arrests, but instead of doing blanket exclusions, they encouraging employers to assess every job applicant. This new guidance will clarify and expand the range of conduct whereby criminal background checks will create a greater risk that will become liability foremployers.

4. Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records • In the wake of the commission’s guidance, employers who use criminal background checks needs preparation to prove their solid reason on why they declined an applicant for those who are looking for the information.

5. Best Practices • The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Guidance does not mean that employers should abandon their practice of conducting background checks altogether.

6. • In employers’ companies reasonable care when hiring potential employees and employees and lead to liability if third- party firms fact, background obligation and to checks to are their with use them promoting current

7. • Employers need to create policies and rules for conducting background checks properly, considering both the guidance by the commission and the need to offer a work place that is safe with honest and productive employees.

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