Tag: ban the box legislation

In our last article we discussed Ban the Box/Fair Chance to Work laws. To review, these various laws may dictate when in the process you may ask about criminal activity or request us to search for criminal records. Also, some jurisdictions require you to make a conditional job offer before obtaining a criminal record. Some […]

Many employment applications used by employers over the years have had a section where the applicant was asked about criminal activity and checked a “yes or no” box and then asked to explain. This is the box that is increasingly being banned by city, county, and state governments. Another name for Ban the Box laws […]

As consumers, we’re all protected by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), which spells out the appropriate ways our sensitive data may be handled and used by employers, insurers, landlords, and anyone requesting access to these records. The findings of these consumer reports are used to determine our eligibility for most if not all of […]

The concept of open hiring is essentially the ideology of Ban-the-box legislation taken to the next level: individuals who might have otherwise been rejected solely because of criminal histories should have the opportunity to find employment and improve their situations. The alternative, as the thinking goes, is the presence of a faction of the population […]