How should employers use criminal history in employment now that the EEOC has issued enforcement guidance? *

USA - April 27 2012
Criminal history information can be a crucial tool in the employment decision process.

Co-authors: Kendra K. Paul.

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Stop the presses - the EEOC releases new Enforcement Guidance on arrest and conviction records in the hiring process *

USA - April 25 2012
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.

Co-authors: Frederick T. Smith .

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Massachusetts CORI reform: a wave of new obligations for employers conducting criminal background checks *

USA - April 5 2012
As employers who do business in Massachusetts are aware, on August 6, 2010, Governor Patrick signed into law a bill that overhauled the Commonwealth's Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) law.

Co-authors: Barry J. Miller , Jean M. Wilson.

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EEOC announces its first multi-million dollar settlement of 2012 - based on discrimination in the use of criminal histories in hiring *

USA - January 12 2012
The EEOC started its year with a bang.

Co-authors: Kendra K. Paul.

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California joins other states in placing restrictions on employers' use of credit checks *

USA - October 10 2011
On October 10, 2011, Governor Brown signed into legislation Assembly Bill No. 22, which generally prohibits employers from using an applicant's or employee's credit history in making employment decisions.

Co-authors: Jeffrey B. Sand .

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