housing so they are less likely to reoffend and they say many felons are written off out the gate an discriminated against simply because of their criminal record which could be decades old and not at all related to the job they are trying to get. and, at a recent public hearing, rental property owners worry that if made into a protected class, many would seize the opportunity to sue them. some ex-cons will make this a business, going from apartment complex to apartment complex, getting denied for whatever reason, and then filing a nuisance lawsuit. and employers worry if they will end up wasting a lot of time and resource, interviewing someone for a job, only to come to find out, the person is not a good fit precisely because of their criminal past, and they say they deserve the right to get the information right away, if not later. bill: how would it be applied, claud claudia? reporter: it would get rid of
reporter: good morning, bill, supporters actually call it a public safety issue, to help ex-cons find steady jobs and housing so they are less likely to reoffend and they say many felons are written off out the gate an discriminated against simply because of their criminal record which could be decades old and not at all related to the job they are trying to get. and, at a recent public hearing, rental property owners worry that if made into a protected class, many would seize the opportunity to sue them. some ex-cons will make this a business, going from apartment complex to apartment complex, getting denied for whatever reason, and then filing a nuisance lawsuit. and employers worry if they will end up wasting a lot of time and resource, interviewing someone for a job, only to come to find out, the person is not a good fit precisely because of their criminal past, and they say they deserve the right to get the information right away, if not later. bill: how would it be applied,
do something to the lawyer. i am so with you on this. is she kidding me? she s putting herself in the same category as oprah, cher, madonna? a lot of girls named lindsey these days. right. it s a popular name. one of the house executives on this any reasonable person knows this is a nuisance lawsuit and it s outrageous. but what do you do? you re the judge and it comes across, you throw it out. absolutely. do you take punitive action against miss lohan and her attorney? because there are rules for attorneys that say look, you can t bring frivolous lawsuits. if you do, you ll be sanctioned and there is this lawyer what does that mean? reported to the bar. there is potential fines levied. who would decide? the judge. the judge can fine a lawyer and say, you re wrecking the whole legal system. what about lindsey, what can we do to her?
i am so with you on this. is she kidding me? she s putting herself in the same category as oprah, cher, madonna? a lot of girls named lindsey these days. right. it s a popular name. one of the house executives on this any reasonable person knows this is a nuisance lawsuit and it s outrageous. but what do you do? you re the judge and it comes across, you throw it out. absolutely. do you take punitive action against miss lohan and her attorney? because there are rules for attorneys that say look, you can t bring frivolous lawsuits. if you do, you ll be sanctioned and there is this lawyer what does that mean? reported to the bar. there is potential fines levied. who would decide? the judge. the judge can fine a lawyer and say, you re wrecking the whole legal system. what about lindsey, what can we do to her? nothing.
i am so with you on this. is she kidding me? she s putting herself in the same category as oprah, cher, madonna? a lot of girls named lindsey these days. right. it s a popular name. one of the house executives on this any reasonable person knows this is a nuisance lawsuit and it s outrageous. but what do you do? you re the judge and it comes across, you throw it out. absolutely. do you take punitive action against miss lohan and her attorney? because there are rules for attorneys that say look, you can t bring frivolous lawsuits. if you do, you ll be sanctioned and there is this lawyer what does that mean? reported to the bar. there is potential fines levied. who would decide? the judge. the judge can fine a lawyer and say, you re wrecking the whole legal system. what about lindsey, what can we do to her? nothing.