tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685903630161577363.post2702993872762577539..comments2024-03-28T01:58:21.637-04:00Comments on Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home: Serving Your Country? Too Bad: Court Says It’s Legal For Your Employer to Mock Your Military ServiceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685903630161577363.post-60565472949801087442011-06-10T12:54:10.331-04:002011-06-10T12:54:10.331-04:00"It's a shame that the concept of innocen..."It's a shame that the concept of innocent until proven guilty seems to be ignored in corporate America." <br /><br />i think we need to distinguish between how people are treated in the private sector of society and how people are treated by their government.<br /><br />how people are treated by government is determined by law. how people are treated by the private sector is determined by personal judgment.<br /><br />the determinant of the probability of guilt is different for each.<br /><br />another factor in this type of decision making is the factor of competition. every potential employee has competitors for any given position, thus allowing for factors such as this to be taken into consideration and justifiably so, as far as i'm concerned. trust is the key word here.The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685903630161577363.post-23614455552940084002011-05-23T19:33:44.081-04:002011-05-23T19:33:44.081-04:00Hi Kelly. Depending on your state law, it may not ...Hi Kelly. Depending on your state law, it may not be legal for them to ask about arrests. I posted about this here: http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/search/label/convictions. It's a shame that the concept of innocent until proven guilty seems to be ignored in corporate America. I think you could argue that discrimination based on arrests has a disparate impact on minorities and males.Donna Ballmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03603733714342746822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685903630161577363.post-59082722495923554622011-05-23T17:42:41.299-04:002011-05-23T17:42:41.299-04:00my problem is that even though i'm honest abou...my problem is that even though i'm honest about a misdemeanor conviction, which is all they ask for in their application, i know, because i spoke with the company who does their screenings, that they receive from criminal background checks ALL arrests and charges, NOT JUST convictions, and I do have four charges that were eventually dismissed. :( This was seven years ago and I can't win to save my life :(kellysaxezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16910236332953036518noreply@blogger.com