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Frederick Goff

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Ban the Box?
What do you all think about the Ban the Box initiative. This is the bipartisan legislation that Corey Booker and Rob Portman, among others, are sponsoring which would stop employers from asking about criminal history on applications. Heres' 2 links if you are interested.
https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/talent-acquisition/pages/ban-the-box-bill-federal-jobs.aspx
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/08/consequences-of-ban-the-box/494435/
#banthebox #secondchances #incarceration #criminalhistory #felon #employmentlaw
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I think Ban the Box is a good start because it helps to get job seekers past the first state of the hiring process but it doesn't do enough when it comes time to run a background check. I think more employment background transparency is what's needed.