Comments on: Equal employment for criminals https://calwatchdog.com/2012/04/30/equal-employment-for-criminals/ Thu, 24 Apr 2014 21:14:31 +0000 hourly 1 By: johnnewb https://calwatchdog.com/2012/04/30/equal-employment-for-criminals/#comment-78726 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 21:14:31 +0000 http://www.calwatchdog.com/?p=28139#comment-78726 …to them?
How are felons being protected?

(Sorry, about the split post. Finger slipped.)

]]> By: johnnewb https://calwatchdog.com/2012/04/30/equal-employment-for-criminals/#comment-78725 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 21:10:30 +0000 http://www.calwatchdog.com/?p=28139#comment-78725 So, how does this work?
You want felons to “pay their debt to society” for how long? And you believe in “second chances,”…just as long as someone else provides it to

]]> By: Mike https://calwatchdog.com/2012/04/30/equal-employment-for-criminals/#comment-17691 Tue, 08 May 2012 16:17:57 +0000 http://www.calwatchdog.com/?p=28139#comment-17691 Not one person that has posted to this feed is a saint. All of you have broken the law, and if you say you haven’t it just means you have not been caught. This new ruling clearly states that UNLESS DIRECTLY AFFECTING THE JOB YOU APPLIED FOR i.e. “The EEOC said that while employers may legally consider criminal records in some hiring decisions, maintaining a hiring policy that excludes all applicants with a conviction record is a violation of employment discrimination laws”

It doesnt say you cant use the background of the person against them it just states that you cant be discriminating against the applicant just because they have a record. Now you clearly have to view the nature of the offense to determine if the offense is related to the job they have applied for……..if not then the offense doesn’t matter.

]]> By: Frank Harris-Smith https://calwatchdog.com/2012/04/30/equal-employment-for-criminals/#comment-17690 Sat, 05 May 2012 21:03:27 +0000 http://www.calwatchdog.com/?p=28139#comment-17690 Afro-American is not a choice, it’s in the DNA

Hispanic is not a choice, it’s in the DNA

Asian is not a choice, it’s in the DNA

Blond is not a choice, it’s in the DNA

Committing a crime, a serious crime like murder or embezzlement, is a choice.

What about my rights to not hire the criminal type?

]]> By: Beelzebub https://calwatchdog.com/2012/04/30/equal-employment-for-criminals/#comment-17689 Thu, 03 May 2012 16:35:13 +0000 http://www.calwatchdog.com/?p=28139#comment-17689 mom, dad and you?

]]> By: queeg https://calwatchdog.com/2012/04/30/equal-employment-for-criminals/#comment-17688 Thu, 03 May 2012 14:17:46 +0000 http://www.calwatchdog.com/?p=28139#comment-17688 Dumb dumb and dumber

]]> By: Beelzebub https://calwatchdog.com/2012/04/30/equal-employment-for-criminals/#comment-17687 Thu, 03 May 2012 04:43:40 +0000 http://www.calwatchdog.com/?p=28139#comment-17687 Jim.

Obviously you are a bleeding heart and plus your livelihood is tied into the program. So I do not consider you an objective commenter.

There is a price to pay when you are a convicted felon. Sorry. That’s the way of the world. You hurt another human being or, God forbid, murder another human being or swipe a whole bunch of money and people are going to look at you with a jaundiced eye….especially business owners who want smooth operations in the workplace. Most would have to have a long track record AFTER their release from prison for a shot at a decent job. Businesses are not social networks created to help the downtrodden and the needy, Jim. Business owners put LOT OF PERSONAL MONEY ON THE LINE in hopes of making a go of it. You are demanding that they take big risks for the good of humanity. This project/manager job of yours must be a government gig, eh??? If so I excuse you. Obviously you have no idea about the obstacles and challenges real business owners have in the world of free enterprise today. Life is much less complicated when one gets paid with other people’s tax contributions.

]]> By: Jim Sanders https://calwatchdog.com/2012/04/30/equal-employment-for-criminals/#comment-17686 Wed, 02 May 2012 21:44:44 +0000 http://www.calwatchdog.com/?p=28139#comment-17686 There is a LIABILITY THAT IS Placed on ALL. We ALL are paying one way or the other. I rather see this targeted population working, than the Taxpayers paying for their incarceration. We take risks everyday! The Human Resource has the responsibility for accurate information gathering, to make any determination. Let’s not be mis-informed.

]]> By: queeg https://calwatchdog.com/2012/04/30/equal-employment-for-criminals/#comment-17685 Wed, 02 May 2012 21:14:57 +0000 http://www.calwatchdog.com/?p=28139#comment-17685 No hating…called LIABILITY…If you know and take the risk of a felon handling client funds…you are liable as employer…..no hate…just CYA….

This is the worst of the worst for employers…..tons of lives will be financially ruined….

]]> By: Jim Sanders https://calwatchdog.com/2012/04/30/equal-employment-for-criminals/#comment-17684 Wed, 02 May 2012 19:23:23 +0000 http://www.calwatchdog.com/?p=28139#comment-17684 I have worked in this field of re-entry for the last 32 years. I see no harm in this approach taken by E.E.O.C. I worked for the state of California for 27years. I am the Project Manager/Consultant for a re-entry project, Coming Home To Stay. Also a advocate of Baning The Box. With any interview, the Interviewer will discover if the applicant has a criminal record, or not. But a least give the applicant chance to be interviewed. This is what’s FAIR! In case you are not aware, when all application has”have been convicted of a Felony, your application is most likely DUMPED. And you know what, that person may have been the best suited for employment.STOP THE HATEING

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