The Pitfalls of Background Checks

09 April 2010 Discrimination and Harassment, Privacy issues, workplace policies

I often warn clients to be careful about how they conduct background checks because of potential claims of race discrimination.  Now comes a lawsuit illustrating that concern. A class action filed in New York yesterday alleges that the management consulting firm Accenture discriminates against African Americans and Latinos in the way it conducts its background checks.   [...]

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