More Companies Need to Do This Minneapolis-based Target Corporation, one of the nation’s largest employers, has announced that it will remove questions about criminal history from its job applications throughout the country. This is already required by recent changes to Minnesota law, but Target has implemented it throughout the country. They may still ask about criminal histories before offering a job, but eliminating the box stops automatic discrimination against people with criminal histories. This puts them in line with recent EEOC guidance. The E.E.O.C. guidance made clear that an arrest alone is not proof of illegal conduct or grounds for exclusion from employment. It also explained that employers need to take into account the seriousness of a criminal offense, the time that has passed since it was committed and the relevance of the crime to the job being sought.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 02:37:01 +0000
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