Criminal record discrimination News
Working twice as hard to get half as far: Race-based employment gap in Minnesota Twin Cities Planet Some pairs of applicants were instructed to show criminal records on their applications. For these applicants, 17 percent of white applicants with criminal |
Background Checks in Hiring: Discrimination or Due Diligence? Wall Street Journal (blog) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has been cracking down on efforts to disqualify potential hires with criminal records or bad credit history, Some job-screening tactics challenged as illegal Some job-screening tactics challenged as illegal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission challenges legality of job-screening |
Immigration, border violence unlikely topics during Obama visit Immigration Blog But critics say many illegal aliens with long criminal records composed of what some courts consider to be lesser charges will see their deportation cases |
How job screening can become discrimination The Associated Press The commission says employers must consider three factors when looking at criminal records: _The nature and gravity of the offense. |
 TheHerald | Agency director under fire TheHerald However, the department's records show that Theodore A. Spellen, 26, was released from prison in 2009 and that his criminal record includes the charges |