Just What is a Family?

by: - November 3rd, 2011   Filed under: Society Add Comment

What is a family? Most believe a family is a unit of people who love and protect each other no matter what. It doesn’t have to be a mother, father, brother, sister and a dog named Spot…whoever makes up the family is there for each other emotionally, physically, and morally.

Loving, nurturing and taking care of one’s children despite societies beliefs that the equation is mother+father+children=family…. have far greater and insurmountable odds to creating a family but do succeed. One or two people, of any sexual orientation, can make a family just as special. It is as simple s undenying love and care, people who will never judge you and always be there for you to depend on, people to laugh with, share stories with, cry on, and people who we want to be there for through the good and bad.

Family is the people you care for the deepest. People you love, want to be with, sacrifice for. Family does not have to be blood relation. There might have been people in your family that have hurt you and treat you much worse than an enemy would. Other people that have no blood relation may have always been there for you when you needed them and would do anything for you. Family is made in the heart and soul of a person. You feel a stronger bond and belonging with them. Personally I think that a soul counts for a lot more than your blood that runs through your body.

A family, whoever is part of it, should be very important to someone, because you do have only one and they should nurture you and you should nurture them. They are the people in our lives who make life worth living. They are friends who are so close that we would consider them family. Family is those people that you love without limitations. No matter what, we love each other and depend on each other in times of trial.

Family is very important in our lives. They are there for you no matter what. They always give advice when needed. When something goes wrong they are there to back you up no matter what the situation is. Without families you wouldn’t be here. Love your family. To describe a family in one word, it’s “everything.” They are what makes us tick and of course, unconditional love always comes to mind.

Most would love and would die for the people they consider to be their family. Some are blood related to and some are not. Love doesn’t know DNA. We guess what we are saying is FAMILY=LOVE and in so much as LOVE=FAMILY.

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Federal Criminal Records

by: - October 30th, 2011   Filed under: Society Add Comment

The federal criminal records are publicly accessible. A person with a record can access their own files. An employer who is concerned about the status of a prospective employee can check them out. Since federal laws state that some jobs cannot be given to people with certain records, employers must be aware of these facts.

The FCRA

The FCRA or Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act is the federal regulation that oversees the workplace background information evaluation.

This law determines what kind of data may be utilized and the duration which said data can be used. An example would be bankruptcy, which cannot be utilized after a decade. These restrictions are not applicable to felony convicts.

The Civil Rights Act

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title VII makes it clear that people with federal criminal records cannot be discriminated. That is, they cannot be denied work just because they have a record. It cannot mean automatic rejection.

However, there are exceptions to this rule. If the company or business can provide sufficient data to justify its decision not to hire, then there is no law violation. This is something that all employers and employees with records have to consider.

Getting a Copy of Federal or State Records

The first step is to determine the agency and the jurisdiction. For records of a federal nature you should get in touch with the FBI. The Bureau records may or may not have all state offenses.

If the record is not complete, get in touch with the proper county or state agency. If the arrest record of the individual is not on the Bureau record, contact the county or agency where the individual was tried and arrested.

Requesting Records

Asking for your own records is easy. Just make a cover letter and make your request to the Bureau. All information will be provided save for any that are being used in an investigation.

Information that involves national security may also be omitted. Asking for records on third parties are more complicated. Privacy laws will be taken into consideration first.

You will then have to provide fingerprints. This has to be on form FD-258. You can have your prints at a police station.

The final step is to mail the request. After a while, your federal criminal records will be given to you. If you are requesting records from other law enforcement agencies or the state, you have to do it in person.

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