5th Circuit Upholds Injunction Barring Enforcement Of EEOC Felony Hiring Guidance

Mealey's (August 7, 2019, 1:18 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Aug. 6 affirmed an injunction enjoining enforcement against Texas of guidance issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regarding screening convicted felons from pools of job applicants, but modified the phrasing to avoid confusion and clarify that the guidance may not be treated as binding (State of Texas v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, et al., No. 18-10638, 5th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 23498)....