Dear EEOC,

If employer criminal background checks affect minorities disproportionately, then that's probably because they are committing a disproportionate amount of crimes!  If people don't want to get turned down for a job, they should probably stop committing crimes.  Now, there's something that is black and white.

Sincerely,
DRJ

Earlier this year, Pepsico’s Pepsi Beverages unit settled a suit of hiring discrimination related to its criminal background check policies. The company was using arrest records and convictions to deny job applicants positions, but the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit charged the practice impacted minority employees disproportionately and as a result was illegal under the nation’s labor laws. REALLY????