Recent comments in /f/Connecticut

newmoon23 t1_jecrfg1 wrote

So that says pretty much what the link I posted says which is essentially that arrests alone shouldn’t be the basis for refusing to hire someone but you can refuse to hire based the alleged conduct if it disqualifies the applicant for the position or if you Decide the conduct is a good reason not to hire them.

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EarendilHalfElf t1_jecraxv wrote

That is correct. As you showed yourself, an arrest isn't a valid reason and in application - in many states, refusing a job on the basis of an unrelated conviction can be grounds for discrimination.

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newmoon23 t1_jecr1bk wrote

Actually nevermind, I’ll show you.

> The fact of an arrest does not establish that criminal conduct has occurred. Arrest records are not probative of criminal conduct, as stated in the Commission's 1990 policy statement on Arrest Records. However, an employer may act based on evidence of conduct that disqualifies an individual for a particular position.

The only thing I see in EEOC guidelines is that employers are supposed to treat people with similar convictions in a similar manner. Nothing prohibits or even necessarily discourages employers from refusing to hire people with pending charges.

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blumpkinmania t1_jecok98 wrote

Besides being unconstitutional IMO, it’s another in a long line of civil liberty violations. And if they make it a civil infraction only then it’s just another in a long line of regressive taxation. Finally, getting a fine, weeks after an infraction does nothing to solve the problem it purports to solve.

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