EEOC Policy on Criminal Records in Hiring (1990)

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EEOC's 1990 Policy Statement on the use of criminal records in hiring. The Policy Guidance states that, since there is a disparate impact on job applicants who are African American or Latino/a, criminal records cannot be used as the basis for a hiring decision absent a business necessity.

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