Employment Agencies Barring Applicants
My question involves labor and employment law for the state of: California
Is it legal for employment agencies, particularly nationally and internationally recognized employment agencies, to flat out deny their services (as agents of 1,000s of employers) to applicants seeking work with a felony background?
Thank you.
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Peggy just wants to start a fight.
She has already listed the appropriate law on another question.
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I both agree and concur with cbg!!:)
~Christina
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A blanket prohibition applied to some groups protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act could be a problem according to EEOC's guidance on conviction records. See http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/convict1.html.
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But that's not what Peggy is asking.
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What do you think she is asking?
Seems to me she is asking whether an employment agency can refuse to refer an applicant with a felony record for consideration for employment with a client agency.
Such a blanket prohibition will run afoul of Title VII for both the employment agency and any client who instructs the employment agency not to refer applicants with a criminal record.
It's going to be hard for an employment agency to defend such a policy. The agency will probably argue that it is simply imposing the requirements of the client employer.
A prudent employment agency would advise the applicant that the client is seeking applicants without criminal records showing a felony, but refer the applicant anyway. Then any Title VII challenge is between the client employer and the applicant.
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There are many other variables here that we don't know.
Whenever we speak in broad generalities, we forget that the devil is in the details.
For instance, if the national job placement organization was for police officers, it is perfectly legal to bar all felons.
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A national job placement organization for police officers is not an employment agency. I'm not sure why many of you seem resistance to the fact that under certain circumstances refusing an applicant with a criminal record can violate Title VII.