State Attorneys General Challenge EEOC on Background Checks

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The EEOC is on a crusade against criminal background checks on the ground that they have a disparate impact on some protected classes.  Some attorneys general are pushing back.

http://www.employmentlawspotlight.com/2013/07/state-attorney-generals-challenge-eeoc-criminal-background-check-lawsuits/?goback=.gde_783587_member_262024681

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