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 […]
EEOC report focused on hiring workers with arrest history
Excerpted from a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission press release The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) last week released two companion reports examining the federal employment of workers with arrest […]
Proposed bill would require background checks for all contractors
Excerpted from an NBC Boston 10 story by Ryan Kath Proposed legislation that would require background checks of contractors who register in Massachusetts and would provide more money for consumers […]