Can you imagine that some employers are so blatantly biased that they routinely refuse to hire people who have criminal convictions? The EEOC has updated its policy on criminal background checks in order to "rein in practices that can limit job opportunities for minorities with higher arrest and conviction rates than whites." The EEOC also recommends that employers stop asking about criminal convictions on job applications.
I can just see it now. You don't ask, you hire a child-rapist, one of your customer's children is attacked, and you get sued. But the good news is that the EEOC can't get you for discrimination!
"EEOC says arrest not a job barrier." The Dallas Morning News; April 26, 2012; p. 6A.
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