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.? […]
Alderman wants to ‘ban the box’ about criminal history from all job applications in St. Louis
Excerpted from ksdk.com By Sara Machi Collins-Muhammad’s plan doesn’t prohibit hiring managers from asking about criminal history in interviews or doing a background check. John Collins-Muhammad said he personally knows […]
Advocates argue in favor of ‘Ban the Box’ bill
Excerpted from Riverhead News-Review By Mahreen Khan Attorneys, social workers, ex-cons and former addicts advocated at the Suffolk County Legislature last Wednesday for passage of the “Second Chance” law, which […]