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Offline bijou

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EEOC: Employers can’t refuse to hire convicts
« on: August 16, 2010, 08:40:47 AM »
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At one time, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission fulfilled an arguably important role in enforcing anti-discrimination laws against people who really faced unfair discrimination.  Now, it appears the EEOC has declared war not just on unreasonable and unjust discrimination, but on all discrimination in hiring — even reasonable choices by employers.  In a page updated ten days ago at the EEOC, the commission warns employers that basing decisions not to hire people based on background checks may violate their notion of fairness, even if the law doesn’t actually cover it: ...
http://hotair.com/archives/2010/08/16/eeoc-employers-cant-refuse-to-hire-convicts/
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Re: EEOC: Employers can’t refuse to hire convicts
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2010, 09:05:23 AM »
I guess that means that Bank of America couldn't refuse to hire someone like Willie Sutton if he were still alive.   Next we'll have known pedophiles working at preschools.
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Re: EEOC: Employers can’t refuse to hire convicts
« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2010, 11:28:07 AM »
Guess I'll tell my employer they can't run drug or background checks on me anymore, and see how long they go until they stop laughing.
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Re: EEOC: Employers can’t refuse to hire convicts
« Reply #3 on: August 16, 2010, 03:22:50 PM »
EEOC the new ACLU.
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Re: EEOC: Employers can’t refuse to hire convicts
« Reply #4 on: August 16, 2010, 04:50:29 PM »
Hell, I thought was already the rules for everyone in the Obama administration? He wanted experienced crooks.
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Re: EEOC: Employers can’t refuse to hire convicts
« Reply #5 on: August 16, 2010, 07:50:40 PM »
Interesting, I don't have the time to check out the EEOC page and verify the thing now, but if it really says refusing to hire based on previous convictions or arrests is illegal discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act or the lesser-known antidiscrimination laws they are charged with enforcing, they're wrong.  Either they'll stuff it down the memory hole in due course, leave it up but never take one of these to court, or they'll get slapped down when a 'Real' Federal court reviews the EEOC Board or Administrative Judge kangaroo-court decision.
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Re: EEOC: Employers can’t refuse to hire convicts
« Reply #6 on: August 16, 2010, 08:04:10 PM »
Employers can refuse to hire convicts if they want, like everyone else. Also, if they lie about it, that's a huge no-no.
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Re: EEOC: Employers can’t refuse to hire convicts
« Reply #7 on: August 16, 2010, 08:22:23 PM »
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There is no Federal law that clearly prohibits an employer from asking about arrest and conviction records. However, using such records as an absolute measure to prevent an individual from being hired could limit the employment opportunities of some protected groups and thus cannot be used in this way.
http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/practices/inquiries_arrest_conviction.cfm

This sounds like some of the same racist crap that has come from the DOJ under this administration.
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Re: EEOC: Employers can’t refuse to hire convicts
« Reply #8 on: August 17, 2010, 09:24:06 AM »
Quote from: thundley4 on August 16, 2010, 09:05:23 AM
Next we'll have known pedophiles working at preschools.

Lord Zero did appoint Kevin Jennings to be the "safe school czar".
And believe me, this dude should not be around children!! :censored: :bird:
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