Department of Labor provides background check guidance
February 20, 2013
Complying with Nondiscrimination Provisions: Criminal Record Restrictions and Discrimination Based on Race and National Origin.’ The purpose of the Directive is to provide information to federal contractors and subcontractors and federally-assisted construction contractors and subcontractors (contractors) and to OFCCP personnel about:
- the circumstances in which exclusions of applicants or employees based on their criminal records may violate existing nondiscrimination obligations;
- the Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 31-11 issued on May 25, 2012 to the American Job Center network and other covered entities in the public workforce system by the Department ofLabor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and Civil Rights Center (CRC); and
- the Enforcement Guidance issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on April 25, 2012.
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