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EEOC updates policy regarding employer use of background checks to bar applicants with criminal arrest and conviction records *

USA - April 27 2012
On April 25, 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) approved updated enforcement guidance which clarifies that criminal record information obtained from applicants during background checks cannot be used to screen potential or current employees under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) unless the conviction is job-related.

Co-authors: Aisha H. Monem.