Tennessee juvenile correction facilities have higher rates of sexual
victimization among inmates than the national average, according to a
report recently released by the U.S. Department of Justice.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Dollar
General Corp. over its criminal background checks of new hires and
employees, a case that legal experts say could affect hiring practices
nationwide.
A judge's decision to freeze layoffs of hundreds of state
employees calls into question whether Gov. Bill Haslam's administration
has followed through on concessions made in exchange for backing civil
service reforms.
