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  2. Employment discrimination against persons with criminal ...

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    Employment discrimination against persons with criminal records in the United States has been illegal since enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. [citation needed] Employers retain the right to lawfully consider an applicant's or employee's criminal conviction(s) for employment purposes e.g., hiring, retention, promotion, benefits, and delegated duties.

  3. Employment discrimination against persons with criminal records

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    This discrimination is often enacted upon completion of employment applications that require responses about past criminal history. Many developed countries, such as Australia, Canada, United Kingdom and United States, have passed legislation prohibiting discrimination based on criminal record. However, the availability and extent of protection ...

  4. Employment discrimination - Wikipedia

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    Laws restricting employment discrimination for persons who have been convicted of criminal offenses vary significantly by state. [137] The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued guidelines for employers intended to prevent criminal record discrimination from being used as a proxy to effect unlawful racial discrimination. [138]

  5. These convicted felons say if Trump can be elected president ...

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    Many felons say their criminal records make it harder for them to find jobs. About 30% of people with criminal records are unemployed. But that stigma did not appear to harm former president ...

  6. This Baltimore job hunter avoided an employment scam by ...

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    In fact, 32% of employment fraud victims came across the scam job posting on LinkedIn, one of the most popular job search tools. Now one tricky thing is that it is common practice to have to share ...

  7. Ban the Box - Wikipedia

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    The campaign began in Hawaii in the late 1990s and has gained strength in other U.S. states following the Great Recession.Its advocates say it is necessary because a growing number of Americans have criminal records because of tougher sentencing laws, particularly for drug crimes, [1] and are having difficulty finding work because of high unemployment and a rise in background checks that ...

  8. A Path Out Of Trouble - The Huffington Post

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    Latune finished the year of probation with no problems, right around her critical 16th birthday in June. Even as most of the nation has moved toward treating 16-year-olds more like the kids they are, New York’s archaic justice laws make it easier for teenagers like Latune to end up in tough jails with long sentences and an inescapable record.

  9. New York governor vetoes bill that would make it easier for ...

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    ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill days before Christmas that would have made it easier for people who have pleaded guilty to crimes to challenge their convictions, a ...