Harris County, Texas will no longer ask about criminal history on job applications
Excerpted from a Houston Public Media Blog by Andrew Schneider Harris County leaders on January 4 adopted a policy that will ban most county departments from asking about a job […]
‘Ban the Box’ hiring law now applies to U.S. Federal Contracts
Excerpted from a Bloomberg Law Blog by Paige Smith Federal contractors no longer can inquire about an applicant’s criminal history before extending a conditional job offer to work on a […]
Iowa Supreme Court urged to strike down “Ban the Box”
Excerpted from a Courthouse News Service story by Rox Laird An Iowa business association claims a Waterloo city ordinance protecting job applicants with criminal records conflicts with state law. An […]
Is “open hiring” an Impossible Whopper, or just a “whopper?”
It sounds like a great idea. You walk into a store looking for a job and are asked three simple questions: 1. Are you authorized to work in the U.S.? […]