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Using Arrest Records In Hiring
1,203 wordsThe Supreme Court's 1966 Miranda ruling providing for the right to remain silent is now a well-known phrase thanks to American mass media and, especially, popular television police dramas. However, not nearly as well known is, that for better or worse, this right can also be extended to the workplace. The topic of this paper is to examine the legality and issues involved with regard to questioning applicants during the hiring process about their arrest and conviction records. Discrimination occu...
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Using Arrest Records In Hiring
1,115 words... us] may vary with the circumstances. For jobs in which an employee will have access to people's homes or to sensitive information, a criminal records check should be conducted. 11 Failure to conduct background checks could result in liability and penalties in catastrophic amounts for employers. Questioning applicants about convictions is not an altogether different matter for the EEOC or employers. The EEOC has interpreted the provisions of Title VII and provided guidance for their use as we...
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Equal Pay Act Punitive Damages
1,774 words... ments, and education institutions that employ 15 or more individuals. These laws also cover private and public employment agencies, labor organizations, and joint labor management committees controlling apprenticeship and training. The ADEA covers all private employers with 20 or more employees, state and local governments (including school districts), employment agencies and labor organizations. The EPA covers all employees who are covered by the Federal Wage and Hour Law (the Fair Labor St...
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Equal Pay Act
1,007 wordsRunning head: DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT Discrimination Complaint Discrimination Complaint According to the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, any person, who considers that his employment rights have been violated, has a right to file a charge of discrimination with EEOC. In such a way, John, being an employee in a private sector organization, can file his discrimination complaint against his employee with EEOC. The present essay analyzes and explains the entire discrimination complai...
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Equal Protection Clause Prima Facie
4,068 wordsTHE Reverse Discrimination REVERSE DISCRIMINATION: THE REPRECUSSIONS OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION Discrimination in employment has been an issue that has plagued our society throughout history. At the turn of this century it was acceptable to advertise job openings and specifically state that people of a certain race, color, religion, gender, or national origin need not apply. A lot has changed over the last 100 years. The proverbial pendulum has swung in the direction of federal protection of certain ...
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