Posts Tagged ‘ stimulus employment ’

Previously Convicted Felons Barred from Stimulus Employment in Virginia? Part Four (Final)

Four days ago I received the final response to a question that I had stumbled upon almost two months ago – are there employment restrictions against people with past criminal histories for stimulus projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009? Somewhat on a whim, I decided to see if I could [ READ MORE ]

Previously Convicted Felons Barred from Stimulus Employment in Virginia? Part Three

Last week I got a short email from the Department of Labor stating that they’ve forwarded my request to the appropriate office, so still waiting for the final word there on whether Labor has some sort of policy that would prevent previously convicted felons from being employed on stimulus-funded projects. I also received a more [ READ MORE ]

Previously Convicted Felons Barred from Stimulus Employment in Virginia? Part Two

Following up on my previous post about trying to find the legislative source of the restriction against barring previously convicted felons for stimulus projects in Virginia… the Department of Labor’s Recovery site proved to be much more impenetrable and less citizen-friendly when it comes to trying to find an answer to a specific question. In [ READ MORE ]

Previously Convicted Felons Barred from Stimulus Employment in Virginia? Part One

This past Tuesday I learned that Virginian county agencies are preventing companies from employing previously convicted felons for stimulus projects (e.g. the low-income weatherization program) funded by the Recovery Act – also known as the $787 billion stimulus package passed by Congress in February. This saddened me on several levels – firstly, if there is [ READ MORE ]