A federal appeals court upheld rules mandating that a sex offender inform his employers, neighbors and relatives of his criminal history.The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals panel held a district court judge in Madison, Wis., was within his discretion when he added restrictive conditions to the supervised release of Nicholas Edwards for his fourth conviction for failing to register as a sex offender.They rejected Edwards’ argument that the added conditions were overly restrictive and an abuse of U.S. District Judge James …