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EEOC Issues New Criminal Background Check Guidelines for Employers
The guidelines reiterate existing law that employers must show that refusing to hire someone based on criminal history is job-related, and spell out ways employers can show this. "I applaud the EEOC's bipartisan effort," said Proskauer Rose partner
Updated: 04/26/2012 04:40P
One war criminal down
Many vicious heads of state have not been. It might be technically true that nobody is above international criminal law. But many have been able to avoid it, especially those with powerful friends, and those who happen not to be African.
Updated: 04/26/2012 04:39P
One war criminal down
Many vicious heads of state have not been. It might be technically true that nobody is above international criminal law. But many have been able to avoid it, especially those with powerful friends, and those who happen not to be African.
Updated: 04/26/2012 04:39P
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor convicted of international war crimes
"The Taylor prosecution at the Special Court delivers a strong message to all perpetrators of atrocities, including those in the highest positions of power, that they will be held accountable," she said. Taylor attempted to avoid trial by claiming head
Updated: 04/26/2012 04:38P
John Edwards Is a Sinner, Yes. But a Criminal?
But was it a crime? Many legal scholars say no and in the American legal system we should not be putting people on trial or in prison for their personal sins absent a criminal offense. Edwards maintains that the donations used to cover-up his affair
Updated: 04/26/2012 04:34P
Bikie laws a 'blow' to club freedom
He said the laws would do little to curb the activities of criminal organisations and he feared some groups and organisations could be unfairly hit by the legislation. "Will it stop organisations such as ourselves from meeting?
Updated: 04/26/2012 04:34P
Victory! Federal Judge Rules Against Drug Testing of Florida's State Workers
It's almost as if they believe the stigma that these laws create: that poor people or state employees are almost certainly drug-users and should be treated like suspected criminals. But today's decision clearly shows that you can't search people based
Updated: 04/26/2012 04:19P
Victory! Federal Judge Rules Against Drug Testing of Florida's State Workers
It's almost as if they believe the stigma that these laws create: that poor people or state employees are almost certainly drug-users and should be treated like suspected criminals. But today's decision clearly shows that you can't search people based
Updated: 04/26/2012 04:19P
'Community' 'Law & Order' Spoof Adds 'Criminal Minds' to the Mix — EXCLUSIVE CLIP
It's the sound of old man overcoats and inquisitive zingers as the Community Law & Order episode approaches. We're already seen Abed dressed like a dapper, bird-like version of classic L&O investigator Detective Lennie Briscoe, but it seems the crime
Updated: 04/26/2012 04:18P
Charles Taylor found guilty of abetting Sierra Leone war crimes
The foreign secretary, William Hague, said: "This landmark verdict demonstrates that those who have committed the most serious of crimes can and will be held to account for their actions; it demonstrates that the reach of international law is long and
Updated: 04/26/2012 04:14P
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