Feds issue guidance on criminal background checks for jobs
The EEOC updates its policy to curb discriminatory practices by limiting blanket denials based on criminal history. It urges employers to review reports with applicants, allow explanations, and avoid asking about convictions on applications. The guidelines aim to reduce minority job barriers while noting higher compliance burdens for employers.
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Washington
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Stuart Ishimaru
EEOC
Pamela Devata
Chicago
The
Commission
HSA chief testifies on hooker scandal on Capitol Hill
On Capitol Hill, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano faced questions about the Secret Service prostitution scandal in Colombia. The Defense Department confirmed six military personnel broke curfew before Obama's Cartagena summit, with a dozen more implicated, prompting debate on the appropriateness of continued duty.
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Janet Napolitano
Senate Judiciary Committee
Washington
Secret Service
Colombia
Capitol Hill
Defense Department
Barack Obama
Cartagena
Senate Armed Services Committee
Carl Levin
D-Mich
Levin
Parents use hidden audio to expose teacher abuse claims
A Cherry Hill father posted secretly recorded audio of adults insulting his autistic son in class. The recordings sparked national debate on legality and ethics of parents covertly documenting mistreatment to protect vulnerable children.
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Cherry Hill
N.J
U.S
Wendy Fournier
National Autism Association
George Giuliani
National Association of Special Education Teachers
Hofstra University
Hempstead
N.Y
Giuliani
Stuart Chaifetz
Akian
Chaifetz
New Jersey
Ohio
New York
Wisconsin
Missouri
Teens testifying in Md. block watch beating case falters
A Baltimore bench trial for Eliyahu and Avi Werdesheim on second degree assault false imprisonment and weapon charges was affected when the key witness, a 16 year old boy beaten during a Orthodox Jewish neighborhood watch patrol, refused to testify prompting the judge to excuse him. The teen described a red car and warnings as he walked to a bus stop for a doctor's appointment.
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Baltimore
Trayvon Martin
Eliyahu
Avi Werdesheim
Kevin Wiggins
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