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When an employment discrimination charge is filed, an investigator may look at how candidates were eliminated from the running. Unfortunately, many HR teams unknowingly increase their legal exposure by allowing recruiters or hiring managers to select generic reasons like “Rejected.” Auditing your candidate dispositioning reasons and training your team is growing increasingly important.

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With the recent rescission of Executive Order (EO) 11246, many employers, especially federal contractors, are reevaluating their approach to compliance. However, while EO 11246 is no longer in effect, compliance obligations remain under both Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures.