Employment Decisions under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act: https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/enforcement- guidance-consideration-arrest-and-conviction- records- employment-decisions There is a lot of detail and nuance in this guidance, but the gist of considerations is that your criminal background hiring policies don’t target or disproportionately affected protected classes. Finally, the only Oklahoma statute that deals with this specific issue directly is §56-1025.2. Criminal history records searches on community services worker applicants, Medicaid personal care assistants and contractors. https://law.justia.com/codes/ oklahoma/2014/title-56/section-56-1025.2/ This simply dictates that a background should be performed on community service workers and Medicaid personal care assistants. INCENTIVES AND SUPPORT There are several incentives and support programs available to assist employers in mitigating risk when hiring an individual with a justice-involved background. Just as important, there are services made available to those individuals to help them successfully transition to a new career opportunity. FEDERAL BONDING PROGRAM The Federal Bonding Program provides important support for justice-involved individuals and other challenged job seekers, helping them secure employment and stay employed. The program primarily targets justice-involved individuals – people who have been previously incarcerated and are returning to the community – and other job seekers who have faced difficulties in finding employment. Bonds can be applied to any job with any employer, in any state, and covers any employee dishonesty committed on or away from the workplace. Full- or part-time employees receiving paid wages (with Federal taxes automatically deducted from pay) can be bonded, including those hired by “temp agencies.” Bonds can also be purchased to cover already employed workers who need bonding to prevent being laid off or to secure a transfer or promotion to a different job with a current employer. It is important to note: EMPLOYEES MUST APPLY FOR THE BOND, not employers. Additional information and forms are located at https://www. ok.gov/oesc/documents/FEDERAL%20BONDING%20FLYER%20 FRONTBACK_OES-645_%20REV%20JUNE%202017.pdf
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