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Labor/Employment

Apr. 27, 2012

EEOC tells companies to reconsider not hiring certain workers

In a sign it may be increasingly vigilant in policing anti-discrimination laws, the federal agency urged employers Wednesday to tread carefully when conducting criminal background checks of job applicants.


By Brian Sumers


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In what may be a sign a key federal agency is becoming increasingly vigilant in policing anti-discrimination laws, it urged employers Wednesday to tread carefully when conducting criminal background checks of job applicants.


At its meeting in Washington, D.C., the five-member Equal Employment Opportunity Commission voted for the first time in more than two decades to issue guidance to employers regard...

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