Tag: adverse impact

Recently, new legislation regulating the use of criminal history in employers’ hiring decisions has become effective in California. Such legislation is known as “ban-the-box” laws because they do away with a catch-all approach to disqualifying job applicants who have to check the box under “yes” for the common job application question “do you have a […]

After about a year and a half, the case EEOC v. Kaplan Higher Learning Education Corporation (Case No. 1:10-CV-2882), has finally been decided. The United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio dismissed claims that using credit reports as part of a hiring procedure created adverse impact on applicants, particularly African Americans. To […]