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Tag Archives: Employment
What is the Cost of Firing Someone With a Criminal Record?
Can the government fire employees after the media highlights their criminal records? They may, but it may come with a cost. The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) allowed three people into their training program who had records, and all … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Rehabilitation
Tagged Ban the Box, Employment, records, Rhode Island, RIPTA, Title VII
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EEOC Accepting Public Input on the Issue of Criminal Background Checks
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will publicly consider developing a policy on Arrest and Conviction Records as a barrier to employment. They will take testimony via Commissionmeetingcomments@eeoc.gov DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, July 26, 2011, 9:30 A.M. Eastern Time PLACE: … Continue reading
Posted in Actions, Legislation
Tagged background check, Ban the Box, BCI, Business, Civil Rights Act of 1964, discrimination, Eastern Time Zone, Employment, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, hearing, hiring, Housing, NCIC, New Orleans, regulations, Title VII, United States, United States Department of Labor
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65 Million “Need Not Apply” – Is it Time for Boycotts?
A report released yesterday by National Employment Law Project (NELP) confirms that many companies are instituting blanket bans on hiring people with criminal records, including those with misdemeanors. Creating what is an public safety issue and, if reforms are not … Continue reading
Posted in prison economics, Rehabilitation
Tagged ABM Industries, Ban the Box, Bank of America, Civil rights movement, Crime and Justice, criminal record, discrimination, drug war, EEOC, Employment, Formerly incarcerated, Hilda Solis, Human rights, Lincoln Chafee, litigation, Lowes, ManPower, National Employment Law Project, NELP, Peter Kilmartin, Prison-Industrial Complex, Rhode Island, Title VII, United States, United States Secretary of Labor
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Help Rhode Island “Ban the Box” Sign This Petition!
It is well established that the path to stability for the formerly incarcerated is through employment, yet studies show that simply asking “Have You Been Convicted of a Felony?” is a major barrier on two levels. First, it sends a … Continue reading
Posted in Actions, Drug Policy, prison economics, Rehabilitation
Tagged Activism, AFSC, Anastasia Williams, Andrew Horwitz, Ban the Box, Chuck Levesque, Conviction, Crime and Justice, David Segal, Direct Action for Rights and Equality, Drug Policy Alliance, Employment, Felony, Formerly incarcerated, Grace Diaz, Health, Jobs With Justice, Joe Bevilacqua, Leo Medina, Mental Health Association, Miguel Luna, NAACP, National Employment Law Project, Ocean State Action, Olneyville Neighborhood Association, Open Doors, Prison Policy Initiative, Providence Rhode Island, Rhode Island, RI People's Assembly, RIPDA, Scott Slater, United States
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Unprison 2011-2013 Index
Below you will find an index of the articles written over the past several years for Unprison. Readers are encouraged, as issues arise in your area, to utilize the research, analysis, and opinions presented below. Some of these have appeared elsewhere, … Continue reading →