Columbia, South Carolina enacts Ban-the-Box Law
Excerpted from Lexology By Seyfarth Shaw LLP Seyfarth Synopsis: The Columbia, South Carolina Mayor Steve Benjamin has signed a new law prohibiting employers – including private employers – from inquiring […]
Board split on ‘ban the box’ asking about felonies on applications
Excerpted from Rome News-Tribune By Diane Wagner The Rome City Commission is split over the issue of having a question about felony convictions at the top of their employment applications. […]
No background checks on men working with kids, city says
Excerpted from NJ Advance Media By Karen Yi The Newark employees charged for their alleged roles in a 12-person drug trafficking ring run out of a recreation center should have […]
Startup’s nuanced background check helps ex-offenders get jobs
Excerpted from a Forbes story by Anne Field The cards clearly are stacked against formerly imprisoned inmates once they try to re-enter the mainstream. Employers often simply won’t hire ex-offenders, […]