Legal Aid and Defender to sponsor workshop on hiring ex-offenders

Legal Aid and Defender Association Inc. (LAD) will sponsor a free informational workshop for employers on hiring former criminal offenders on Thursday, March 26, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Michigan First Credit Union, 27000 Evergreen Road in Lathrup Village.

Speakers will include representatives of LAD, the Michigan Department of Corrections and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; experienced employers; and former offenders recently released from incarceration.

Employers will learn about the advantages of hiring former offenders, including tax credits; potential liability for refusing to hire them; prisoner re-entry programs; and community safety.

Employers can register for the workshop onsite March 26 at 1 p.m. or in advance by calling LAD’s Oakland County office in Pontiac at 248-253-1548, ext. 4009.

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