Employee Background Checks: Beyond Ban-The-Box
Illinois joins a growing list of jurisdictions expanding employer obligations regarding the use of criminal convictions and history.
Jun 4th, 2021
As originally conceived, the “ban-the-box” laws (sometimes referred to as fair-chance laws ) that proliferated over the past decade were relatively simple and straightforward: employers could not use a job candidate’s criminal history as an automatic disqualifier for consideration in hiring, at least early in the hiring process. More particularly, these laws limit when an employer can collect and/or use a candidate’s criminal history for example, only after an interview or a conditional job offer. The reason is tied to statistics that show ethnic minorities have a higher percentage of criminal arrests and convictions than Caucasians, which paves the way for employment discrimination claims.
Tread Lightly! Clears Hey Joe Canyon Trail
Tread Lightly!, with the help of partners and volunteers, cleared 11 miles of tamarisk from Hey Joe Canyon, an off-road trail in Moab, Utah. The Easter Jeep Safari stewardship project was completed during the event.
Tread Lightly!’s completion of projects during past Easter Jeep Safaris allows attendees to give back to the trails they enjoy. Red Rock Four Wheelers, the event organizer, has promoted responsible use of these trails for many years.
Among the companies participating in the clean-up were Quadratec, KC HiLites, Foundation 1023, and Fieldcraft Survival. Activities like this help ensure future access to trails in Moab, and throughout the country. All the off-roaders involved in trail clearing understand the value of keeping trails open and accessible to everyone.
A Junior Ranger Activity Book can be downloaded starting this weekend on the Nevada State Parks website.
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. – Nevada State Parks is launching a new Junior Ranger program this weekend to give kids a way to learn about the nature that surrounds them, whether it’s in their own backyard or on government land.
Children of all ages are invited to earn Junior Ranger badges by completing a free activity book during a visit to any or all of Nevada’s state parks. Some activities include: creating a sound map, interviewing a park ranger, identifying scat and animal tracks.
After bad behavior last summer, the Forest Service is cracking down on mandatory education for BWCAW campers. 8:00 am, Apr. 21, 2021 ×
Campers not only extended a campfire outside of its fire pit but also cut down and tried to burn live trees at this campsite last summer. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Forest Service)
In an effort to prevent the wanton damage to natural resources and widespread lawlessness that accompanied the public’s pandemic push to get outdoors last summer, officials who oversee the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness have tightened rules on mandatory wilderness education training sessions.
The new rules, announced over the winter when BWCAW permits were first available for the season, go into effect April 30 and require campers to attend either virtual or in-person sessions of Leave No Trace/Tread Lightly education before they get their permits to head into the wilderness.