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EEOC Challenges Three Companies for Inappropriate Use of Criminal Records in Employment Decisions

Last month, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought formal charges against two employers for policies that resulted in individuals with certain criminal convictions being fired or automatically screened out as potential employees. On June 11, the EEOC filed suits against a BMW manufacturing facility in South Carolina and Dolgencorp, d.b.a. Dollar General, a national discount retailer based in Tennessee. In a third case, the agency announced on June 28 that it had reached a conciliation agreement with trucking company J.B. Hunt Transport to settle a discrimination charge. [read the full story here]

Council for State Governments, Friday, July 26, 2013
Tags: Workplace & Industry Issues, South Carolina
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