That is incorrect: > The EEOC enforces Title VII, which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Having a c

That is incorrect: > The EEOC enforces Title VII, which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Having a criminal record is not listed as a protected basis in Title VII. Therefore, whether a covered employer's reliance on a criminal record to deny employment violates Title VII depends on whether it is part of a claim of employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/enforcement-guidance-consideration-arrest-and-conviction-records-employment-decisions http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/enforcement-guidance-consi...