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03.06.13
ACLU Supports Legislation Preventing Employers from Asking for Electronic Passwords
SB 45 Would Preserve the Personal Privacy of Employees and Job-Seekers in Ohio
COLUMBUS- The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio will testify today before the Ohio Senate Insurance, Commerce & Labor Committee in support of Senate Bill 45. The legislation would prohibit Ohio employers from seeking access to the electronic usernames and passwords of current or potential employees. “We do not permit our employers to snoop in Read more…
Privacy
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02.28.13
ACLU Asks State Board of Education to Apply New Seclusion & Restraint Rules to Charter Schools
Letter Also Asks Board to Set Time Limits for Seclusion & Restraint
CLEVELAND –Today the ACLU of Ohio sent a letter to the Ohio State Board of Education asking that the state’s draft rules governing the use of seclusion and restraint be formally applied to community (charter) schools as well as traditional public schools. “For years, Ohio schoolchildren — many of them disabled — have been routinely Read more…
Disability Rights, Juvenile Justice, Student Rights, Youth Rights
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02.26.13
ACLU Files Discrimination Claim on Behalf of a Woman Fired for Becoming Pregnant
Alleges Former Employer Has a Pattern of Dismissing Pregnant Women
SPRINGFIELD, OH – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Ohio filed a discrimination charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of Springfield resident Jennifer Maudlin, a single mother of two, against Inside Out, a religiously-based community organization. The claim alleges that Inside Out fired Maudlin in September 2012 Read more…
Women's Rights
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02.25.13
Another Bad Inspection for CCA-Owned Lake Erie Correctional Institution
CIIC Report Finds a Spike in Assaults and Many Other Safety and Security Concerns
CONNEAUT, OH – For the second time in six months, Correction Corporation of America’s (CCA) privately owned Lake Erie Correctional Institution (LaECI) has received a dismal report from prison inspectors. The report, issued Friday by the Correctional Institution Inspection Committee (CIIC) presents some very alarming statistics. From 2010-2012, inmate-on-inmate assaults at LaECI have increased by Read more…
Prisoners' Rights
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02.07.13
ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Jackson City Schools Over Religious Portrait in Middle School
It is Unconstitutional for a Public School to Endorse or Promote a Religion
JACKSON, OH – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio and the Freedom from Religion Foundation filed a lawsuit against the Jackson City School District, seeking the removal of a religious portrait currently on display in Jackson Middle School. “The school system was warned weeks ago that this religious display is an unconstitutional endorsement Read more…
Religious Liberty