Thee Chronicle: FELONS ON CAMPUS:
A state audit of the University of Wisconsin has found 40 convicted felons on the system’s payrolls, mostly at its Madison campus. The state’s Legislative Audit Bureau conducted the review after news-media reports last year drew attention to the university’s handling of three faculty members who had committed felonies while employed by the university. Although state laws prohibit employment discrimination based on arrest records, criminal background can be considered if the conviction is related to the worker’s job. The university system says it was unaware that many of the employees had criminal records. The audit bureau’s report recommends that the system conduct internal investigations to determine whether to take action concerning the employees in question
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