Employment Background Check Procedures Diversify

New pieces of legislation are being proposed in an effort to make employment background check procedures more friendly to a diverse workforce.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently introduced an initiative dubbed E-RACE, or Eradicating Racism and Colorism from Employment. Through that effort, the EEOC has found that employer policies on criminal and credit histories may have an adverse impact on certain individuals, particularly those of African American or Hispanic descent.

As a result of that initiative, according to an article by Human Resource Executive Online, many employers have seen an increase in EEOC requests for information concerning background check procedures and policies, which has led to an increase in lawsuits.