Sheetz sued by EEOC for conducting criminal background checks on applicants

Gas station chain Sheetz has been sued for conducting criminal background checks on its job applicants.

The lawsuit was filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and lists Sheetz, Inc.; Sheetz Distribution Services, LLC; and CLI Transport, LP as the defendants. The EEOC says that Sheetz has disproportionately screened out black, Native American, Alaska Native, and multiracial applicants from its hiring process due to the chain not hiring applicants with criminal conviction records.