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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 an...

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 Field...

A Junior Ranger Activity Book can be downloaded starting this weekend on the Nevada State Parks website. Provided 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 tra...

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 wildern...

The Corolla Hybrid is also cheaper than the Prius, costing but $25,090. While comparing that with the $19,350 that Toyota Canada charges for a bare-bones gasoline-fueled compact may not seem to make that much of a bargain, know that the most comparable model, equipment-wise, is the Corolla LE CVT that retails for $22,090, just three grand less than the hybrid. Now consider that not only does the Atkinson-cycled 1.8L Hybrid have a little jump over the base 1.8L-powered LE, but its 4.5 L/100 km fuel economy will, according to Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), save you some $650 dollars a year i...