The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has been known to defy common sense in the past, but this time it has outdone itself. A recent hiring “Guidance” for employers would not only place co-workers and customers at unnecessary risk, it could make it even harder for some minority workers to find jobs.

The new guidance severely restricts employers’ ability to run criminal background checks on prospective employees. The EEOC claims that such checks have a “disparate impact” on racial minorities and are therefore discriminatory.

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