Client Alert—EEOC Confirms That Using Testing to Make Employment Selection Decisions Presents Substantial Legal Risks

20-Dec-2007

by Julia E. Judish, Rebecca M. Carr

On December 3, 2007, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a Fact Sheet on “Employment Tests and Selection Procedures” that puts employers on notice of the legal risks inherent in using tests as part of the screening process for hiring and promotion decisions.