A Clean Slate—to What Effect?
Excerpted from a City Journal Blog by Robert VerBruggen In recent years, legislators and advocates have repeatedly sought to make people with criminal records more employable, including by wiping out […]
When are Criminal Background Checks permitted?
Excerpted from a SHRM Blog by Allen Smith J.D. Criminal background checks should be conducted after a job offer and feature an individualized assessment of any criminal justice record, a […]
New bill bans convictions as grounds to deny barber license
Excerpted from a Florida Politics Blog by Anne Geggis A Senate panel has approved a bill that would allow an aspiring barber or cosmetologist to be cut loose from a […]
Finding work remains a struggle with a criminal record
Excerpted from an NBC News Story by Shannon Pettypiece For nearly three years, Tonya Jones went on one job interview after another, only to be passed over for positions and […]