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Obama's EEOC runs amok
In short the EEOC decided: “An employer's neutral policy (eg, excluding applicants from employment based on certain criminal conduct) may disproportionately impact some individuals protected under Title VII, and may violate the law if not job related
Updated: 05/10/2012 11:01A
Obama's EEOC runs amok
In short the EEOC decided: “An employer's neutral policy (eg, excluding applicants from employment based on certain criminal conduct) may disproportionately impact some individuals protected under Title VII, and may violate the law if not job related
Updated: 05/10/2012 11:01A
Barred for LIfe
"The letter said, due to Act 24, Section 111, of the School Code, a new law that they passed, that I'm hereby terminated and I'm not allowed to work in educational entities," he recalls. Santiago, Lopez and the other employees had something in common:
Updated: 05/10/2012 10:51A
Judicial Confusion Puts Press Freedom in Peril
The two men, well-known atheists, were accused of publishing a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed on the Internet. Jabeur Mejri has lodged an appeal, which will be considered on 14 May by the Monastir appeal court. Ghazi Beji has fled the country to
Updated: 05/10/2012 10:33A
Man Charged With Running Brothel Is Senior Government Advisor
54-year-old Thomas Lyons was charged with seven counts under the Criminal Law Sexual Offences Act, and one count of making a false statement to gardai. Mr Lyons is a senior consultant with Atkins Ireland, which has been involved in advising Fingal
Updated: 05/10/2012 10:29A
Public officers who contested party primaries to resign – GII
Quoting relevant sections of the Constitution, the Criminal Code, the Political Parties Act and other statutes, the GII said those who took part in the primaries should have resigned their posts before contesting their parties' primaries.
Updated: 05/10/2012 10:09A
Cemetery buffs dig up Melbourne's criminal past
Melbourne's criminal past may be buried but it is not at all hidden. Cemeteries around town are monuments to the legal and the lawless, and murder victims of 120 years ago are still mourned and left flowers. Historian Helen Harris and friend Jan
Updated: 05/10/2012 10:04A
It's time to fight back against bikies
LIKE crime and the road toll, organised crime is not only a police problem. It is our problem. I have always argued it is better to prevent crime than to detect it. And the police need the laws and support to back them up. When the likes of the Hells
Updated: 05/10/2012 10:04A
GII Demands Resignation Of Public Servants Running For Political Office
According to the GII, its decision to call such people to order is based “on the relevant provisions of the Constitution, the Criminal Code, 1960 (Act 29), the Representation of the People Law, 1992, (PNDCL 284), as amended, and the Political Parties
Updated: 05/10/2012 10:01A
Child Pornography Legal To View Online In New York; Court Rules Looking At
"To hold otherwise, would extend the reach of (state law) to conduct — viewing — that our Legislature has not deemed criminal." Judge Victoria A. Graffeo simplified things, writing, "The purposeful viewing of child pornography on the internet is now
Updated: 05/10/2012 09:50A
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