EEOC Files Credit History Lawsuit
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit yesterday
charging Kaplan Higher Education Corporation with discrimination for using
credit histories in making hiring decisions.
The EEOC said Kaplan, a Washington Post subsidiary, has rejected applicants
on the basis of credit histories since at least 2008. The Commission said
the practice "has an unlawful discriminatory impact because of race and is
neither job-related nor justified by business necessity". As a result of
this practice, the lawsuit charges that Kaplan refused to hire a class of
black applicants nationwide.
Hearings have been held both in Congress and at the EEOC on the issue this
year. NCISS and a business coalition have actively opposed legislation in
both Houses that would more generally restrict the use of credit information
available to employers. We have argued that private investigators often use
credit reports to verify employment histories listed on job applications. We
will continue to work with employer groups to oppose limits on the use of
this valuable investigative tool.
The EEOC is seeking injunctive relief as well as back wages and offers of
employment for those persons who were denied jobs at Kaplan as a result of
the use of credit histories.
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Keeping the profession informed,
Jimmie Mesis
NCISS Legislative Chairman
NCISS
7501 Sparrows Point Blvd.
Baltimore, Maryland 21219-1927
(800) 445-8408 . Fax: (410)
388-9746
jim@nciss.org
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