Federal Appeals Court Backs Federally Regulated Employer in Suit Alleging Auto-Exclusion Criminal Record Policy Violated Title VII
The Eighth Circuit rejected an appeal from a putative class of minority workers who alleged that a federally regulated bank violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act when it failed to sponsor waivers to overcome a federal law that bars certain former criminals from working for FDIC-backed banks. Read More
Dollar General Reaches Settlement with the EEOC in Years-Long Background Check Bias Suit
By Rod Fliegel and Molly Shah on November 1, 2019 Read More
Colorado's Ban the Box Law Takes Effect September 1, 2019
Governor Jared Polis signed the Colorado Chance to Compete Act into law on May 28, 2019, making Colorado the 13th U.S. state to adopt "ban the box" legislation. Read More
Virginia Governor Signs Marijuana Decriminalization Law Containing Employment-Related Provisions
By Alex Berg and Lauren M. Bridenbaugh on May 22, 2020 Read More
St. Louis Enacts Ban-the-Box Ordinance Applicable to Private Employers
By Hal Wellford and Joe Wientge on January 29, 2020 Read More