The Supreme Court's 1966 Miranda ruling providing for “the right to remain silent” is now a well-known phrase thanks to American mass media and, especially, popular television police dramas. However, not nearly as well known is, that for better or worse, this right can also be extended to the workplace. The topic of this paper is to examine the legality and issues involved with regard to questioning applicants during the hiring process about their arrest and …showed first 75 words of 2316 total…

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