Amendments to Philadelphia’s “Ban the Box” legislation, the Fair Criminal Records Screening Standards, were signed into law by Mayor Michael...
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Philadelphia Expands Ban-the-Box Legislation
Kasich Signs ‘Ban the Box’ into Law
Ohio Governor John Kasich signed into law a bill that will bar public employers from including questions on job applications concerning an...
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Crime and Employment: Asheville ‘Banning the Box’
Asheville, North Carolina, is eliminating any question about criminal convictions from most job applications, a change planned for some time in...
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Portland, Oregon Bans the Box
Portland’s City Council unanimously passed new rules that will significantly affect an employer’s ability to obtain and use criminal history...
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Nashville Joins Other Cities in Ban the Box Movement
Metro’s Civil Service Commission voted unanimously in favor of a movement called Ban the Box. Nashville will join about 100 cities and 16 states...
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New York City Issues Fair Chance Act Notice Form for Criminal Background Checks
New York City recently passed the Fair Chance Act (FCA), which is applicable to criminal background checks. Recently, the New York City Commission...
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How a Fort Myers Mental Hospital Missed Warning Signs About Employee Who Sexually Assaulted Patients
Benjamin Bland’s supervisors missed several red flags when they hired him to care for patients at Park Royal Hospital, a last stop for many...
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“Ban the Box”: Good for People with Disabilities
President Obama took an historic step by directing the Office of Personnel Management to take action to ban the box in federal employment. As a...
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Amid U.S. Inmate Release, Employers Wary of Lawsuits From Job Applicant Criminal Record Legislation
As the nation’s leaders come together on criminal justice reforms that they hope will reduce the U.S. inmate population and the harshness of...
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California Laws on Employer Use of Arrest and Conviction Records
If you are among the estimated one in four Americans with a criminal record, you might face an uphill battle in your job search. Surveys show that...
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The Fair Chance Act and Stop Credit Discrimination in Employment Act – New Interpretations from the NYCCHR
Earlier this year, the New York City Council passed two laws which place limitations on an employer’s ability to use background checks...
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The Fair Chance – Ban the Box Toolkit
In the early 2000s, grassroots organizers in San Francisco and Boston began urging local governments to remove questions about convictions from...
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