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EEOC continues to focus on employers’ criminal record check policies
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s Strategic Enforcement Plan for Fiscal Years 2017-2021 refers to “Eliminating Systemic Barriers in Recruitment and Hiring” (e.g., use of “screening tools” and “background screens”) and notes this as one of the agency’s “National Priorities” for the next several years, according to the law firm Littler Mendelson, P.C. Read More
New California law limits reverification of I-9 forms
Effective Jan. 1, 2018, Assembly Bill 450 implemented new rules that dictate how California employers interact with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other immigration enforcement agencies. Read More
New Jersey strengthens “Ban the Box” protections for applicants
New Jersey amended its Opportunity to Compete Act to prohibit certain employment discrimination based upon expunged criminal records. Read More
D.C. metro to pay $6.5M to settle class action over background checks
The suit claimed that Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)’s criminal background check policy disproportionately discriminated against African Americans. Read More
Reminder: DOT expanding drug testing to include opioids on Jan. 1, 2018
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently posted an additional notice in anticipation of the upcoming Jan. 1, 2018 effective date. Read More