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Warren: Credit Checks are Discrimination

HRExecutive

We should call this what it is: discrimination. The bill also would stop discrimination against African Americans, Latinos and seniors who are more likely to be hit by bad credit.” “Americans should be able to compete for jobs on their merits, not on whether they have enough money to pay all their bills.

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Employment Screening Policies Adapt to Meet Changing Marijuana Laws

Sterling Check

In New York, for example, the Department of Labor has emphasized that, now that marijuana is legal for adults over the age of 21, employers cannot discriminate based on marijuana use if it takes place outside working hours and when it does not involve use of the employer’s equipment or property.

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Don’t let exceptions to your work rules make the rules become the exception

The Employer Handbook

And then, I read this recent Third Circuit decision , which involves claims of age discrimination involving hiring decisions. In February 2012, the employer “followed its rankings to a T” and none of the plaintiffs scored high enough to warrant consideration. Sounds like discrimination. So, that caught my eye.

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I reported my boss’s boss for racism and now feel guilty

Ask a Manager

She had the best responses we’ve seen to a “cultural competency questionnaire” that my supervisor and I asked all the candidates to complete, which included realistic scenarios she’d face on the job. Her performance for that task was the best I’ve seen yet.) Her essays were great. Or was it overkill?

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Fair Chance Hiring Practices

Sterling Check

The concerns around discrimination and links to criminal history are not new. In 2012, the U.S. The idea is to remove potential bias that may come with a criminal history, and to allow other relevant job competencies to be evaluated first. EEOC Guidance.

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Fair Chance Hiring and Criminal Background Checks

Sterling Check

The intent of these laws is to mitigate discrimination based on an applicant or employee’s criminal history, thereby helping people obtain meaningful employment, reducing recidivism, and helping to reverse the trends of racial discrimination. The concerns around discrimination and links to criminal history are not new.

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Does the ADA Require Noncompetitive Transfers? Courts Remain Split

HR Daily Advisor

She filed a complaint with the EEOC and the commission sued on her behalf, alleging that she should not have been required to compete for a transfer. Merely permitting an employee to compete with the general public—or with her nondisabled coworkers—is no accommodation at all, it says in its guidance. The Split Continues. o) Appendix).