Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Holds Meeting on Use of Criminal Records for Employment Screening Background Checks

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) – the agency of the United States Government that enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination – held a meeting Tuesday, July 26, 2011 focusing on the use of criminal records by employers for employment screening background checks, according to the EEOC press release ‘Striking the Balance Between Workplace Fairness…

US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald Urges Civic Group to Help Reduce Violence in Chicago by helping Ex-offenders to Re-enter Society

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According to an article posted in today’s Chicago Tribune, U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald says the business community can help reduce violence in Chicago by hiring ex-convicts, since jobs help ex-offenders stay away from the criminal activity that landed them in jail.  http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-hiringfelons,0,4186410.story   Speaking to a Chicago Civic Club, the Mr. Patrick said that many with…

New York Passes Four New Rules Affecting Background Checks to Help Ex-Offenders Have a Second Chance

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Effective February 1, 2009, three (3) new rules go into effect in the State of New York designed to give ex-offenders a second chance of entering the workforce.  These rules affect both employers and background firms.  A fourth law, effective September, 2008, gives employers some additional protections against lawsuits for negligent hiring if they can…