Workforce Management
by Heather O'Neill
December 7, 2011
When Tirzah Kemp was arrested in 1999, she was afraid of what she could lose. Taken into custody on first-degree assault charges after a domestic dispute with her then-boyfriend, Kemp, whose son was 2 at the time, was afraid she would go to jail and that her child would be taken away from her.
She never dreamed her livelihood might be permanently affected as well.
Kemp, who ultimately pleaded guilty to second-degree assault, is just one of about 65 million U.S. adults with a criminal record. She is also one of possibly millions of people whose record has come back to haunt her in her professional life after her sentence was served.
Full Story: http://www.workforce.com/article/20111207/NEWS02/111209957
Showing posts with label criminal records. Show all posts
Showing posts with label criminal records. Show all posts
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Monday, July 11, 2011
EEOC Schedules Meeting on Use of Criminal Records for Employment Screening Background Checks on July 26
Employment Screening Resources
Posted July 6, 2011 — By Tom Ahearn, ESR News Editor
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) – the agency of the United States Government that enforces the federal employment discrimination laws – will hold a meeting focusing on the use of criminal records for employment screening background checks on Tuesday, July 26, in Washington, D.C., according to a recent Action Alert from the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS®).
The NAPBS, a non-profit trade association representing the interests of companies offering employment background screening, believes the July 26th meeting “could be a critical step in the Commission’s adoption of policies that could significantly impact how employers use criminal background checks for employment purposes.”
Full Story: http://www.esrcheck.com/wordpress/2011/07/06/eeoc-schedules-meeting-on-use-of-criminal-records-for-employment-screening-background-checks-on-july-26/
Posted July 6, 2011 — By Tom Ahearn, ESR News Editor
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) – the agency of the United States Government that enforces the federal employment discrimination laws – will hold a meeting focusing on the use of criminal records for employment screening background checks on Tuesday, July 26, in Washington, D.C., according to a recent Action Alert from the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS®).
The NAPBS, a non-profit trade association representing the interests of companies offering employment background screening, believes the July 26th meeting “could be a critical step in the Commission’s adoption of policies that could significantly impact how employers use criminal background checks for employment purposes.”
Full Story: http://www.esrcheck.com/wordpress/2011/07/06/eeoc-schedules-meeting-on-use-of-criminal-records-for-employment-screening-background-checks-on-july-26/
Monday, November 15, 2010
EEOC Informal Letter on Criminal Records
On September 10, 2020, EEOC issued an informal discussion letter regarding the use of criminal records in hiring:
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EEOC Office of Legal Counsel staff members wrote the following letter to respond to a request for public comment from a federal agency or department. This letter is an informal discussion of the noted issue and does not constitute an official opinion of the Commission.
Title VII: Criminal Records
September 10, 2010
Dear,
Thank you for your letter dated August 19, 2010, in which you expressed concern that your son’s 1986 conviction for felony possession of marijuana is preventing him from finding a job. You contacted me based on a newspaper article about job screening practices.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Commission or EEOC) was created in 1965 to enforce the prohibitions against employment discrimination in the federal civil rights laws. The EEOC enforces Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), which prohibits employment discrimination by many private employers on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex. The EEOC looks at criminal records exclusions because they can lead to employment discrimination that violates Title VII. When employers screen out an applicant due to a criminal record, the result typically is that African Americans and Hispanics are disproportionately excluded from employment opportunities.
Full Letter: http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/foia/letters/2010/titlevii_criminal_records.html
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EEOC Office of Legal Counsel staff members wrote the following letter to respond to a request for public comment from a federal agency or department. This letter is an informal discussion of the noted issue and does not constitute an official opinion of the Commission.
Title VII: Criminal Records
September 10, 2010
Dear,
Thank you for your letter dated August 19, 2010, in which you expressed concern that your son’s 1986 conviction for felony possession of marijuana is preventing him from finding a job. You contacted me based on a newspaper article about job screening practices.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Commission or EEOC) was created in 1965 to enforce the prohibitions against employment discrimination in the federal civil rights laws. The EEOC enforces Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), which prohibits employment discrimination by many private employers on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex. The EEOC looks at criminal records exclusions because they can lead to employment discrimination that violates Title VII. When employers screen out an applicant due to a criminal record, the result typically is that African Americans and Hispanics are disproportionately excluded from employment opportunities.
Full Letter: http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/foia/letters/2010/titlevii_criminal_records.html
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