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Tag Archives: Ban the Box
Best Buy’s Job Discrimination Revealed
During the holiday season when big box stores rake in the profits as Santa’s middle man, Best Buy has climbed atop the Grinch’s mountain and potentially seizing the title from traditional villains Walmart and Target. It remains to be seen … Continue reading
Posted in Employment
Tagged Ban the Box, Best Buy, court case, EEOC, FICPFM, formerly incarcerated and Convicted people
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HUD’s new rules may have major impact on affordable housing for people with criminal records
Last week was celebrated for President Obama’s encouragement for America to reduce employment discrimination against people with past records, and his own executive action to ban the box on federal job applications. The heart of that story is how directly … Continue reading
Posted in Drug Policy, Housing, Movement Building, Politics, Reentry
Tagged Ban the Box, Civil rights movement, Criminal justice, criminal record, EEOC, housing policy, HUD, HUD v. Rucker, Louisiana
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Introducing VOTE’s new Deputy Director: a proven leader in criminal justice reform
[As the primary writer of Unprison, I am honored to share with readers that my best efforts will flow through Voice of the Ex-Offender, an organization at the forefront of the criminal justice reform movement- and at the epicenter of … Continue reading
Rhode Island: 10th State to “Ban the Box” on Employment Applications
Your state can be next. This is one man’s description of how we got the campaign off the ground. I met Linda Evans in 2007, in Oakland, and heard her presentation on an interesting issue that hit close to home: … Continue reading
Dear Gov. Chafee: Sign Ban the Box!
Dear Governor Chafee, Yesterday, mere hours before the House passed “Ban the Box” (5507A) by a 62-3 vote, I spoke with a friend who had been told by a temp agency he is “toxic,” and they could never hire him. … Continue reading
Posted in Employment, Legislation
Tagged applications, Ban the Box, criminal record, Employment, jobs, legislation, Lincoln Chafee, Rhode Island
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Testify: US Commission on Civil Rights Tackles Employment Discrimination
The federal government is not done developing the law around discrimination against people with criminal records, particularly as the Disparate Impact on people of Color has been rampant. They are accepting testimony until January 21st. Our friends at National Employment … Continue reading
Posted in Actions, Commentary, Employment, Legislation, prison economics, Race, Rehabilitation
Tagged Ban the Box, criminal record, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Louisiana, New Orleans, Prison, Rhode Island, United States, United States Commission on Civil Rights, Washington DC
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What is the Cost of Firing Someone With a Criminal Record?
Can the government fire employees after the media highlights their criminal records? They may, but it may come with a cost. The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) allowed three people into their training program who had records, and all … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Rehabilitation
Tagged Ban the Box, Employment, records, Rhode Island, RIPTA, Title VII
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Formerly Incarcerated Will Set Forth a Clear Agenda on Nov. 2nd
A shift in the national criminal justice landscape will happen on November 2nd. It may be slight, as though sitting up in a chair, or it may be like tectonic plates creating an earthquake… but a shift will occur nonetheless. … Continue reading
Posted in Actions
Tagged Ban the Box, conference, Drug Policy Alliance, FICPM, Formerly incarcerated
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EEOC Accepting Public Input on the Issue of Criminal Background Checks
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will publicly consider developing a policy on Arrest and Conviction Records as a barrier to employment. They will take testimony via Commissionmeetingcomments@eeoc.gov DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, July 26, 2011, 9:30 A.M. Eastern Time PLACE: … Continue reading
Posted in Actions, Legislation
Tagged background check, Ban the Box, BCI, Business, Civil Rights Act of 1964, discrimination, Eastern Time Zone, Employment, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, hearing, hiring, Housing, NCIC, New Orleans, regulations, Title VII, United States, United States Department of Labor
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White People Beat Their Wife and Kids Too
Public figures occasionally provide us with an opportunity to engage in issues that touch us all. The NFL is the most watched television show in America, generating billions of dollars, heroic moments, and an entire subculture of interest. Now they … Continue reading →