EEOC cracks down on background check-related job bias claims
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is stepping up scrutiny of hiring policies – including the use of criminal background and credit checks – that can have a negative impact on members of...
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Popular job-screening practice provokes new lawsuits
Employers are coming under increasing scrutiny and are now facing freshly filed lawsuits over credit screenings of job applicants. While background checks that can include criminal, financial and...
View ArticleBlack firefighter can pursue disparate-impact claim
An African-American firefighter can proceed with a Title VII claim alleging that a promotional exam had a disparate impact on minorities – even though his employer argued that its actions were...
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Justices to decide if FHA allows disparate impact suits
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether disparate impact claims are cognizable under the Fair Housing Act. The Court will review a decision by the 8th Circuit reversing the dismissal of a disparate...
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Proposed HUD rule would allow disparate impact claims
WASHINGTON – The Department of Housing and Urban Development has proposed a regulation authorizing disparate impact claims under the Fair Housing Act. “HUD has concluded that the Act provides for...
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The U.S. Supreme Court will not decide whether disparate impact claims are cognizable under the Fair Housing Act because the case was voluntarily dismissed by the parties. Magner v. Gallagher, No....
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Employers weigh in on affirmative action case
WASHINGTON – Colleges and universities aren’t the only ones closely watching the affirmative action case on the U.S. Supreme Court’s docket. Employers are also weighing in, saying that the decision...
View ArticleEEOC background check suits wake-up call for employers
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s lawsuits against two companies alleging unlawful and discriminatory use of criminal background checks in their hiring policies should...
View ArticleDoes Fair Housing Act permit disparate impact claims?
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether disparate impact claims are cognizable under the Fair Housing Act. The court will review a decision by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals allowing...
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Are disparate impact claims cognizable under the Fair Housing Act? See “Does Fair Housing Act permit disparate impact claims?” Mount Holly v. Mount Holly Gardens Citizens in Action, No. 11-1507....
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