August 2012

The EEOC is suing Freeman, an events marketing company, challenging the legitimacy of the company’s use of criminal background checks in hiring.  Although the company’s screening process applies to all applicants, the EEOC claims the criminal checks have a discriminatory impact on Hispanic, Black and male applicants.  Freeman defends them as job related and consistent

As we reported in May, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia invalidated the NLRB’s proposed “quickie” election rules, on the grounds that the Board lacked a proper quorum on the day of voting.   Member Brian Hayes never formally voted on the rules, though he did indicate in the days before