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Re:Judge Orders Los Angeles Times to Delete Part of Publishe... by chii on Monday July 16, 2018 @10:05AM (#17541306)
> I cannot withdraw an offer simply because the applicant has a record.

how is this proven? If you fired an employee after a "while", may be siting business reasons, how does the employee prove that you checked the criminal record, and then that information is what led to the termination?

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Re:Judge Orders Los Angeles Times to Delete Part of Publishe... by organsnyder on Monday July 16, 2018 @10:14AM (#17541372)
At that point, you've spent a fair amount of money onboarding the employee, and they'd likely be eligible to file for unemployment benefits. Even if there are no further repercussions under the "ban the box" regulations, it still tips the scale—at least a bit—toward reducing the friction for those with criminal records to obtain employment.
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Re:Judge Orders Los Angeles Times to Delete Part of Publishe... by eli on Monday July 16, 2018 @10:19AM (#17541410)
You prove it in court just like any other employment discrimination case. The law doesn't need to catch 100% of lawbreakers to work effectively.
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Re:Judge Orders Los Angeles Times to Delete Part of Publishe... by pm24601 on Monday July 16, 2018 @01:21PM (#17543016)
It prevents computer-based application filtering.
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Re:Judge Orders Los Angeles Times to Delete Part of Publishe... by hobs on Monday July 16, 2018 @10:17AM (#17541397)
They dont. Employees are continually screwed over by employers, and even so most people work in Employment At Will states - so its even harder to prove it was anything.
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