But, as John Yinger, of Syracuse University, points out in the JEP symposium, regression analysis has drawbacks as a tool for measuring discrimination.
Former EEOC General Counsel Donald Livingston, in testimony in December to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, warned that employers could be considered guilty of "race discrimination if they choose law abiding applicants over applicants with criminal convictions" unless they conduct a comprehensive analysis of the ex-offender's recent life history.