equal employment opportunity commission
Hire them crims, or we sue - Fed agency
By Peter Samuel on April 15, 2011
The latest bizarre behavior from a US Government agency comes from the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (USEEOC.) It has been threatening firms that have a blanket policy of not considering people with a criminal record for jobs. These twisted federal regulators are arguing such a 'no ex-cons' policy contravenes the Civil Rights Act since it can have a "disparate impact."
