Convenience chain charged with background check bias
Excerpted from The Philadelphia Inquirer story by Lizzy McLellan Ravitch Sheetz, a Pennsylvania-founded convenience store chain, has been charged by the federal government of using a racially discriminatory hiring practice. […]
Be careful before acting on drug test results
Excerpted from a Bloomberg Law article by Khorri Atkinson A recent federal appeals court ruling against Airgas USA LLC related to a disabled worker’s disputed positive drug test result sends […]
“Hair Drug Test” lawsuit leads to $2.6 million settlement
In a November 16 press release, it was announced the City of Boston paid $2.6 million to settle a years-long federal discrimination lawsuit alleging that a “hair test” used to […]
Potential biases in background screening
Do biases exist in background screening or job interviews? You bet. Some biases, while not necessarily intentional, are inherent in both processes. We hear about biases at GroupOne Background Screening […]