The EEOC is suing people. Why? The federal agency is claiming certain employers are being unfair and discriminating in their hiring practices. The EEOC is claiming that credit reports, especially, and sometimes criminal records background checks will discriminate against the lower economic groups and certain ethnic minorities who are in part the lower economic groups.
While I don’t find their logic all that sound in relation to certain background checks, I did want to point out an article written by Dr. Wendell Williams for ERE.Net. The article is entitled, “Get Ready Hiring Managers: Here Comes the EEOC and it’s Mad. The article in informative and entertaining, not always easy when you are writing about hiring practices. Dr. Williams explores the vagaries of some of the regulations and how best to validate certain background checks and applying best practices to your employment screening procedures.
I recommend this as an excellent read.
