Barriers to Entry and Advancement by Minority Firefighters, presented at the 2013 International Association of Black Professional Firefighters Convention.
Best Practice Standards: The Proper Use of Criminal Records in Hiring, a report by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Legal Action Center’s National H.I.R.E. Network, National Workrights Institute, and several consultants from the background screening industry.
Access Campaign, a Lawyers’ Committee campaign designed to examine and dismantle barriers to gainful employment for persons with arrest and conviction records and negative credit histories.
Hmong Right to Know Campaign, a Lawyers’ Committee campaign that aims to increase awareness of employment rights and the resources available to address workplace discrimination.
More information on your rights may be found at the following links:
- US Department of Labor: www.dol.gov/
- US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: www.eeoc.gov/