Employment Law & Litigation
Blanket Ban On Hiring Convicted Felons Could Present Exposure for Employers Under EEOC Guidelines
- December 1, 2014
- By Allen & Gooch
Depending upon the nature of their businesses, some employers have traditionally implemented and maintained a policy against hiring individuals who have been convicted of felony crimes. However, after examining this issue, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) declared that using arrest and past conviction records as an “absolute measure” to prevent an individual […]
