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Of Safety and Second Chances: Applying Illinois' Amended "Ban-the-Box" Law to Child Safety Screening
June 9, 2021
Is the Illinois’ Employee Background Fairness Act a game-changer for nonprofits’ child safety screening? This new law, passed earlier in 2021, makes it a civil rights violation for employers to reject applicants or otherwise take adverse action against employees based on their criminal convictions. But thankfully, and sensibly, nonprofits that provide children’s programs, such as schools, sports activities, and childcare services, are fully able to consider individuals’ criminal records in assessing their suitability for working with children. Organizational leaders should now do so more thoughtfully with respect to their employees, and with continued complete discretion for their volunteer workers.
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Boone County Judge Orders Permanent Injunction Against Gov. Beshear's COVID-19 Orders
06/11/2021
WKYT Boone Circuit Judge Richard A. Brueggemann granted a permanent injunction against Gov. Andy Beshear's COVID-19 orders Tuesday.
Christian Colleges Seek to Defend Title IX Religious Exemption
06/11/2021
Inside Higher Ed The Council of Christian Colleges and Universities filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit that seeks to overturn a religious exemption to Title IX, the federal law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in education.