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 an ordinance that says it is “unlawful discriminatory practice” for employers to ask job applicants about criminal records early in the hiring process…. [Read More]
Ban the Box update: Washington, D.C. Employers Fined
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 their hiring applications the check box that asks if applicants have a criminal record. Ban the Box is steadily… [Read More]
Second Chance Hiring
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 momentum among policymakers, as well as business community leaders and employee advocates. Thirty-three states and more than 150 cities and counties require ban-the-box policies for public-sector… [Read More]
Ban the Box updates
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 consider a job candidate’s qualifications first-without the stigma of a conviction or arrest record. Ban the Box is becoming the ‘norm’ for many… [Read More]
Ban the Bucks
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 salary history. The State of Massachusetts, has enacted its law. Rhode Island law prohibits employers from requesting an applicant to provide a W-2 tax form, to verify… [Read More]