The House approved a bill to ban employers from asking about a job candidate’s criminal history on an application. The bill is a...
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Oregon House Passes ‘Ban the Box’ Bill, Aimed at Helping Ex-Cons Get Jobs
Koch Industries Decision to ‘Ban The Box’ Signals Broad, Growing Appeal for Fair-Hiring Practices
Koch Industries, Inc.’s announcement that it will remove conviction history questions from its job applications is the latest sign that...
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Fight Grows to Stop Expunged Criminal Records Living on in Background Checks
Criminal records are surfacing in screeners’ reports even after being purged from government databases. There is no national data on how...
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No Need For Businesses To Fear ‘Ban The Box’ Measure, Employment Attorney Says
Louisville has joined the ranks of cities to enact an ordinance prohibiting employers from asking job applicants about their criminal backgrounds...
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Statewide Ban the Box Reducing Unfair Barriers to Employment of People With Criminal Records
Nationwide, over 50 cities and counties have now taken the critical step of removing unfair barriers to employment in their hiring policies...
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Joining Other States and Localities, Indianapolis “Bans the Box” for City Vendors and Further Restricts Criminal Background Inquiries
Mayor Gregory A. Ballard recently signed an ordinance that generally prohibits the Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County...
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Efforts to Close Loophole that Kept Sex Offender Working at School
Background checks are supposed to weed out the questionable employees, and, in most cases, they do. Still, it doesn’t catch crimes committed...
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Running Criminal Background Checks? Be Careful, at Least in the Big Apple
While criminal background checks are a common part of the hiring process for many companies, there has been legal pushback lately with federal and...
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Ban the Box’ Moves Forward in Louisville Despite Fischer Administration’s Objections
A Louisville Metro Council committee has approved a measure prohibiting the city and its private contractors from asking about an...
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City Manager Ron Carlee Decides to “Ban the Box”
Charlotte City Manager Ron Carlee has officially “banned the box”. Applicants for city jobs will now no longer see a question about...
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Child Care Workers Must Complete Criminal Background Checks Under Senate Bill
The Senate has voted 96-2 to reauthorize a $5 billion annual grant program that provides childcare for 1.6 million children. It includes a new...
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Bill Would Prevent Employers from Asking About Arrests in Initial Job Applications
These days, a common question on job applications is whether you’ve ever been arrested. But a growing number of states, including Minnesota...
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