excon
Jan 19, 2010, 06:34 AM
Hello:
For years, I've been saying that exconvicts are NOT a member of a protected class of society, so they cannot be turned down for employment based solely on their conviction...
I guess I was WRONG. Apparently, NY has had a law on the books for quite some time. It prevents an employer from dismissing an application out of hand if it contains a criminal conviction. An employer can only deny employment for excon's if their conviction was related to the job they were applying for.
Whoda thunk it? Editorial - Denied a Chance for Honest Work - NYTimes.com (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/19/opinion/19tue3.html?th&emc=th)
excon
For years, I've been saying that exconvicts are NOT a member of a protected class of society, so they cannot be turned down for employment based solely on their conviction...
I guess I was WRONG. Apparently, NY has had a law on the books for quite some time. It prevents an employer from dismissing an application out of hand if it contains a criminal conviction. An employer can only deny employment for excon's if their conviction was related to the job they were applying for.
Whoda thunk it? Editorial - Denied a Chance for Honest Work - NYTimes.com (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/19/opinion/19tue3.html?th&emc=th)
excon