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U.S. Census Bureau Down for the Count After Certification Ruling in Criminal Background Check Case

Aug 1, 2014 | Criminal History Check

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.

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