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Waterloo, 1st city in Iowa to join “Ban the Box”

posted on October 25, 2019

The "Ban the Box" initiative has been adopted in another area! Have you heard? Waterloo, Iowa recently became the first city in the state to join the movement for "Ban the Box". They passed …

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Ban the Box update: Washington, D.C. Employers Fined

posted on June 26, 2019

According to a recent report by the D.C. Office of Human Rights, over $500,000 of fines have been issued to D.C. employers who did not "Ban the Box". Ban the Box requires employers to remove from …

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Second Chance Hiring

posted on May 23, 2019

As an employer, do you have a policy of "Second-chance hiring"? This is recruiting and hiring people with criminal backgrounds and eliminating obstacles to those efforts. This concept is gaining …

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Nationwide, thus far, 32 states and over 150 cities and counties have adopted what is widely known as "ban the box". The National Employment Law Project (NELP) states: This is to ensure that Employers …

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Ban the Bucks

posted on April 21, 2017

As POEknows reported in our Newsletter of April 3, 2017 and in our blog, Click Here to read, cities and states have begun banning employers from asking employment candidates about prior …

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Employers: Important Details on Background Screening

posted on June 9, 2015

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, about 92 million Americans have a criminal history on file. In the event that employers come across an applicant with a criminal record, it is imperative …

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