July 8, 2015
Estimated Read Time: 2 Minutes “Ban the Box” or “Fair Chance” campaigns are something that has been shaking up the HR world recently. For those who aren’t aware, the “Box” refers to the section on job applications that asks if you’ve ever been convicted of a crime.
Read More »July 1, 2015
On June 25, 2015, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed into law House Bill 3025, which makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to exclude an applicant from an initial interview solely because of a past criminal conviction. House Bill 3025 expressly prohibits employers from asking about prior criminal convictions on an employment application.
Read More »June 22, 2015
Recently New York City passed legislation to ban the use of credit reports for employment purposes. New York City isn’t the first entity to “ban” the use of credit reports for employment screening. California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington have all already passed similar laws in the past. Like all […]
Read More »June 22, 2015
Estimated Read Time: 2 Minutes Recently New York City passed legislation to ban the use of credit reports for employment purposes. New York City isn’t the first entity to “ban” the use of credit reports for employment screening. California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington have all already passed similar […]
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