Topic
Background Checks
559 published works
South Florida Trial Practice
Blacklisting Employees for “Sticky Fingers” May Equal Sticky Mess for Employers
Private Retail Theft Databases Employers can and do run background checks, including criminal and credit checks, on certain potential employees. But, there is another data source that many retail employers…
Employment Law Spotlight
Court Slams EEOC on Background Check Lawsuit
Last week, a district court in Maryland granted summary judgment in favor of Freeman, Inc. (“Freeman”), a service provider for corporate events, with respect to a nationwide pattern and practice…
Employment Discrimination Report
Federal Court Lambasts EEOC Over Lawsuit Accusing Company Of Conducting Discriminatory Criminal Backgroud Checks
Oops .. we got scooped! Thankfully it was by my friend Judy Greenwald over at Business Insurance who called to ask me about the new decision just out of the federal…
Alabama Employment Law Report
EEOC Hit With Another Loss
Last week, I posted about 2 cases involving the EEOC. One involved the imposition of over $4 million in sanctions against the EEOC, and the other involved a suit filed against…
EEOC Year-End Countdown
Court Dismisses EEOC’s Background Check Lawsuit Based On Its Reliance On “Laughable” And “Unreliable” Expert Report Filled Of “Errors and Analytical Fallacies”
By Pamela Q. Devata, and Howard M. Wexler In a scathing opinion issued today in EEOC v. Freeman, No. 09-CV-2573 (D. Md. Aug. 9, 2013), Judge Roger Titus of the U.S.…
Employment & Labor
Court Dismisses EEOC’s Background Check Lawsuit Based On Its Reliance On “Laughable” And “Unreliable” Expert Report Filled Of “Errors and Analytical Fallacies”
By Gerald L. Maatman Jr., Pamela Q. Devata, and Howard M. Wexler In a scathing opinion issued today in EEOC v. Freeman, No. 09-CV-2573 (D. Md. Aug. 9, 2013), Judge Roger…
Employment & Labor
State AGs Warn The EEOC: Your “Misguided” Position On Criminal Background Screens Is “Gross Federal Overreach”
State AGs Warn The EEOC: Your "Misguided" Position On Criminal Background Screens Is "Gross Federal Overreach" By Christopher DeGroff, Reema Kapur, and Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. On July 24,…
Workforce Compliance Insights
EEOC and Blanket Prohibitions Against Hiring Individuals with Conviction Records
On June 28th, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a settlement agreement with J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. – a transportation company – to resolve allegations that the company discriminated…
Cruise Law News
Do Cruise Lines Conduct Background Checks of Crew Members?
By Jim Walker
The Florida Today newspaper published two articles today about the issue of sexual assault of passengers and whether cruise lines conduct background checks of their cruise ship employees. The issue…
Minnesota Employer
EEOC Guidelines on Arrest and Conviction Records
By Greg Stenmoe
As our recent post on “ban the box” legislation indicated, employer use of criminal history records continues to be scrutinized. In seeking and using such records to screen applicants or…