A Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted partial class certification in a case where plaintiffs allege that the United States Census Bureau used arrest records to screen out job applicants, thereby transferring disparities in arrest and conviction rates for African-Americans and Latinos into the agency’s hiring practices and setting up hurdles to employment that disproportionately affected these groups in violation of Title VII. This case is a reminder that employers should periodically examine their criminal background check policies to ensure that they continue to comply with developments in the law.
U.S. Census Bureau Down for the Count After Certification Ruling in Criminal Background Check Case
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