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table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif/font/tdtd valign=top font style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNEoDYUdzS5W_IeJW5x3xkObjyOADQamp;url=http://www.esrcheck.com/wordpress/2012/05/18/house-passes-appropriations-bill-that-would-block-enforcement-of-new-eeoc-guidance-on-criminal-background-checks/bHouse Passes Appropriations Bill that would Block Enforcement of New EEOC b.../b/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fESR NEWS/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1On April 25, 2012, the EEOC, the agency that enforces federal laws prohibiting employment bdiscrimination/b, approved updated guidance for the use of criminal bbackground checks/b since an employer#39;s use of an individual#39;s criminal history in making b.../b/fontbr /font size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNHEPylgSjtiRT1LDFf3W1iVU_gssQamp;url=http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g%3D1f587748-37c4-4f82-8988-f80572d2b4a6EEOC rules transgender status protected from bdiscrimination/b under Title VII/afont size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrLexology (registration)/nobr/font/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1amp;ned=usamp;ncl=d4lOH3aiOxpoLGMxqQzfVdt2Ap6PMnobrball 17 news articlesnbsp;raquo;/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNGQEtzWqO7x-vfMaCk7KOwc5yRYEQamp;url=http://www.jdsupra.com/post/documentViewer.aspx?fid%3D32fb5359-7310-4458-bddb-c22fbf6c3efcimg src=//nt0.ggpht.com/news/tbn/iMUtMy5ytQA-BM/6.jpg alt= border=1 width=80 height=80 /br /font size=-2JD Supra/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top font style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNEr7u9rb3qlhxl3ItqCFse0XIML4Aamp;url=http://www.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID%3D27363%26SectionID%3D1bDo You Use bBackground Checks/b?/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fIndustryWeek/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1By Jill Jusko In January, Pepsi Beverages agreed to pay a hefty fine -- $3.13 million -- and make policy changes to resolve a charge of race bdiscrimination/b. The charge stemmed from the company#39;s former policy on criminal bbackground checks/b, b.../b/fontbr /font size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNG7DnmY_glBf9fZbMVK3a6ASXAm1Aamp;url=http://www.resourcenation.com/blog/new-federal-rules-set-on-background-checks-is-your-company-legal/34522/New Federal Rules Set on bBackground Checks/b; Is Your Company Legal?/afont size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrResource Nation (blog)/nobr/font/fontbr /font size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNEiL1WH550OeVjy1Pg4iDywm2qH_gamp;url=http://www.jdsupra.com/post/documentViewer.aspx?fid%3D36955167-a3aa-4f80-a4fa-b6aca03bf86fUsing Arrests and Criminal Convictions to Make Employment Decisions/afont size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrJD Supra (press release)/nobr/font/fontbr /font size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNGQLMFwZhzvEztG3EbM2c-onoI7pAamp;url=http://ca.linexlegal.com/contents/view/11263165Kamp;L Gates | EEOC Locks Down Employers#39; Use of Arrest and Conviction Information/afont size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrLinex Legal (press release) (registration)/nobr/font/fontbr /font size=-1 class=pa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNFtqhrcwDjoXUPeYNn264pgJzZ90wamp;url=http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g%3Dd31983bf-c22d-4aef-921d-6a054ee86fb8nobrLexology (registration)/nobr/a/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1amp;ned=usamp;ncl=dTh5Vhhakfz1ygMmIEQMhk94QRwCMnobrball 23 news articlesnbsp;raquo;/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNGcLBQyrB2bj1u1YA-k8bkPVuWGLQamp;url=http://sdgln.com/news/2012/04/24/title-vii-protects-transgender-employees-eeoc-rulesimg src=//nt3.ggpht.com/news/tbn/25f-8IedjUUvPM/6.jpg alt= border=1 width=80 height=80 /br /font size=-2San Diego Gay Lesbian News/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top font style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNFNeRph8Ymdiob9IVlfPQZ1YxOdRQamp;url=http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/25/11394190-new-rules-set-on-background-checks-for-job-seekers?litebNew rules set on bbackground checks/b for job seekers/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fmsnbc.com/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1Earlier this year Pepsico#39;s Pepsi Beverages unit settled charges of hiring bdiscrimination/b related to its criminal bbackground check/b policies. The company was using arrest records and convictions to deny job applicants positions, but the EEOC suit b.../b/fontbr /font size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNGX3XBfF0HN9WBD5JW4mQTUX-By5gamp;url=http://www.wnyc.org/articles/wnyc-news/2012/apr/26/eeoc-issues-first-guidance-decades-hiring-and-criminal-histories/bBackground Check/b Ruling May Get NY Employers to Do Double-Take/afont size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrWNYC/nobr/font/fontbr /font size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNEvKiFrsHAsOkneNIkbxA6zKl3BXgamp;url=http://www.law.com/jsp/law/sign_me_in.jsp?article%3Dhttp://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id%3D1335143319149%26EEOC_Issues_New_Criminal_Background_Check_Guidelines_for_EmployersEEOC Issues New Criminal bBackground Check/b Guidelines for Employers/afont size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrLaw.com/nobr/font/fontbr /font size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNG9_n_gURybVm3t_j4iu5zOU6-N0Qamp;url=http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2012/04/25/feds-warn-employers-of-lawsuits-over.htmlFeds warn employers of lawsuits over bbackground checks/b/afont size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrPuget Sound Business Journal/nobr/font/fontbr /font size=-1 class=pa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNEeFMFGpmpdZWsoVUmASJW4RSU4Wgamp;url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/26/business/equal-opportunity-panel-updates-hiring-policy.htmlnobrNew York Times/nobr/anbsp;-a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNEpepvSINo5EgwBYTN0fz2Mu4PswQamp;url=http://thejobmouse.com/2012/04/26/nelp-applauds-eeoc-for-updating-guidance-on-how-employers-use-criminal-background-checks-in-hiring/nobrJobmouse/nobr/anbsp;-a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNFkWCuYIlTsfoJt5T7-dX1MUZmMQwamp;url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/04/ruling-allows-transgender-woman-to-sue-federal-agency-for-job-discrimination.htmlnobrLos Angeles Times/nobr/a/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1amp;ned=usamp;ncl=dV-jglXg_2nIVsMjIPAItd9advyhMnobrball 671 news articlesnbsp;raquo;/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNH33uHUl1x7YkJaWz_v_42gyUJBewamp;url=http://djcoregon.com/news/2012/05/03/criminal-background-checks-just-got-a-little-harder/img src=//nt2.ggpht.com/news/tbn/ylyy426b6TH_lM/6.jpg alt= border=1 width=80 height=80 /br /font size=-2Daily Journal of Commerce/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top font style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNH33uHUl1x7YkJaWz_v_42gyUJBewamp;url=http://djcoregon.com/news/2012/05/03/criminal-background-checks-just-got-a-little-harder/bCriminal bbackground checks/b just got a little harder/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fDaily Journal of Commerce/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1Now, every employer that chooses to run criminal bbackground checks/b is at risk of facing a bdiscrimination/b charge or lawsuit. First, note that much of this “new” guidance, issued April 24, isn#39;t really new at all. It emphasizes past statements in hopes b.../b/fontbr /font size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNH1W86jf_C14in3xL-e7GCI-YO3Agamp;url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michelle-natividad-rodriguez/eeoc-updates-civil-rights_b_1468416.htmlEEOC Updates Civil Rights Protections on Criminal bBackground Checks/b for Employment/afont size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrHuffington Post/nobr/font/fontbr /font size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNEIU0Kcknoxxwz8pGoj8NDfqLY8agamp;url=http://www.jdsupra.com/post/documentViewer.aspx?fid%3D6b271841-4e52-4382-b9ab-416fc7dca1bcEEOC Clarifies its Position on Criminal bBackground Checks/b - Employers Should b.../b/afont size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrJD Supra (press release)/nobr/font/fontbr /font size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNHQlarUvhSbQLhjtNwpiO6cTHlPfAamp;url=http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/13122/eeoc_transgender_lgbt_criminal_background_check_ex-offender_discrimination/Good News for Transgender and Ex-Offender Workers/afont size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrIn These Times/nobr/font/fontbr /font size=-1 class=pa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNEJlCF-xLHgNdX5R4QLHYaVumRUqAamp;url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-05-02/news/bs-ed-worker-reentry-20120502_1nobrBaltimore Sun/nobr/anbsp;-a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNHg4b2GAO7VG954iKOBjHDubwZgyQamp;url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/30/opinion/after-they-check-the-box.htmlnobrNew York Times/nobr/anbsp;-a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNFWGmV6s1DMGddwYRkTaceVXwCC9Aamp;url=http://www.flcourier.com/flnation/8237-some-good-news-for-minority-job-seekersnobrFlorida Courier/nobr/a/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1amp;ned=usamp;ncl=dpJoLmRcVTIT0EMgkKDYv5C_KMDQMnobrball 133 news articlesnbsp;raquo;/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNE0q13wFgoT1EBewXkj1uJsmQyJFgamp;url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/5/prweb9478454.htmimg src=//nt2.ggpht.com/news/tbn/qphdZImS_DqC1M/6.jpg alt= border=1 width=80 height=80 /br /font size=-2PR Web/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top font style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNHyKWgkiS1hdbfHXpaSfiMuOlrPCAamp;url=http://www.securityinfowatch.com/blog/10711009/is-your-employee-background-screening-process-illegalbIs your employee bbackground screening/b process illegal?/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fSecurityInfoWatch (blog)/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1The lengthy report details the EEOC#39;s enforcement of Title VII, the federal law that prohibits bdiscrimination/b in hiring based on factors like race and ethnicity, and how use of criminal bbackground checks/b may be bdiscriminatory/b and violate the law./fontbr /font size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNFE2Jmu1OFuOGeZoBqDIHtRpZQhJAamp;url=http://www.jdsupra.com/post/documentViewer.aspx?fid%3D262ab47c-54e8-4354-86f5-f248aa7b1e3bEEOC Bans bDiscrimination/b Against Ex-Cons/afont size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrJD Supra (press release)/nobr/font/fontbr /font size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNHwcdqZ58M8bHPZo1vEMRon1WAqrQamp;url=http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g%3Da461c53a-0c00-4aad-a0c4-6b4ed8f74753EEOC issues new guidance on criminal bbackground checks/b by employers/afont size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrLexology (registration)/nobr/font/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1amp;ned=usamp;ncl=dfx0F7ONQ6V1wfMi0TH_qX3fXaUuMnobrball 35 news articlesnbsp;raquo;/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table