Chris DeGroff and Pam Devata Discuss Potential Trouble Facing Employers That Auto-Reject Applicants Who Fail Background Checks in The American Lawyer

The American Lawyer (Law.com) cited both Chris DeGroff and Pam Devata in its article, “EEOC Suit Signals Trouble Ahead for Employers That Auto-Reject Applicants Who Fail Background Check,” on June 5. DeGroff and Devata commented on the April lawsuit against the convenience store chain Sheetz. The EEOC asserts that Sheetz’s auto-rejection practice disproportionately discriminates against Sheetz job applicants who are Black, American Indian or multiracial. Their comments also appeared in Legal Dive.

“DeGroff told Am Law that “employers can reasonably expect that the agency is going to bring more large-scale, systemic actions across the country in this area.”

Devata said that despite the emergence in recent years of second-chance laws limiting what employers can ask about criminal backgrounds, it generally is not illegal to inquire about criminal history after granting a conditional offer.

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