New EEOC rules on criminal checks: What’s a ‘job-related’ conviction?

Q. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued new guidance on employers’ use of criminal history information. In the guidance, the EEOC recommends that employers not ask about convictions on the job application, and, if it does ask, to limit those questions only to those that are job-related. This seems like a very difficult task to determine whether a given conviction is job related or not.  Would you recommend any procedures for an employer to follow to ensure they comply with the EEOC guidance? – Charlie, Arkansas