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Background checks are supposed to weed out the questionable employees, and, in most cases, they do. Still, it doesn’t catch crimes committed after they’re hired. This loophole allowed a sex offender to be employed around children. Seattle Public Schools…
While criminal background checks are a common part of the hiring process for many companies, there has been legal pushback lately with federal and state authorities both launching cases against employers they say are using the checks unfairly. The thrust of complaints…
A Louisville Metro Council committee has approved a measure prohibiting the city and its private contractors from asking about an applicant’s criminal history until the job is offered. But members of Democratic Mayor Greg Fischer’s administration joined…
Charlotte City Manager Ron Carlee has officially “banned the box”. Applicants for city jobs will now no longer see a question about prior convictions on the initial application. The exception will be for public safety jobs. Applicants will be asked about…
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 requirement that all providers who care for children with federal funding complete criminal background checks and learn first…
These days, a common question on job applications is whether you’ve ever been arrested. But a growing number of states, including Minnesota and Massachusetts, have adopted laws to remove questions about criminal history from initial job applications. Sponsors of…
California appears to be the latest state to join the criminal-background-restriction bandwagon. A new law enacted last month amends the California Labor Code to prohibit public and private employers from asking job applicants about criminal records that have been…
D.C. Council member Tommy Wells introduced “ban-the-box” legislation that would bar employers from inquiring about job applicants’ criminal records, a practice he says hinders employment opportunities for returning citizens. “The bill would…
The San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors is ready to “ban the box,” the widely used criminal history check box on employment applications. This would make San Francisco the ninth jurisdiction to enact the legislation. In addition, the new San…
The New Jersey Legislature recently introduced the Opportunity to Compete Act that would impose significant restrictions on criminal background checks in connection with the hiring process. The law would prohibit employers from making inquiries into a…