Tag: Credit History Report

Criminal and background reports as evidence in EEOC class actions

By Colorado Employment Law Letter Apr 14, 2013 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

by Steven Collis In its first class action lawsuit challenging an employer’s use of criminal records, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ended up dropping its case against PeopleMark and getting socked with $750,000 in sanctions. Recently, the EEOC suffered another stinging loss when a federal court dismissed its discrimination case against Kaplan Higher Education […]

EEOC’s use of ‘race raters’ against Kaplan University gets failing grade

By Federal Employment Law Insider Mar 17, 2013 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

by Judith E. Kramer On January 28, a federal court ruled in favor of Kaplan Higher Learning Education Corp. and Kaplan University in a lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC had alleged that Kaplan’s use of credit history reports in making hiring decisions violated certain provisions of Title VII of […]

Sample Employee Background Checks Policy

By jessica Aug 21, 2008 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

To ensure that individuals who join [Company Name] are well qualified and have a strong potential to be productive and successful employees, it is [Company Name]’s policy to investigate the backgrounds and employment references of applicants. In addition, [Company Name] may conduct background investigations when employees are being considered for promotions or transfers, or in […]