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Background Check Best Practices After 5th Circ. EEOC Ruling

By Paula Ardelean and Robin Taylor (September 9, 2019, 3:50 PM EDT) -- For the last seven years, employers have cautiously approached consideration of applicants' criminal conviction records due to guidance issued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 2012. However, a recent decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has called into question the EEOC's authority to issue this guidance....

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