Banning the Box Is Not Nearly Enough.
- Resource Type
- Opinion
- Authors
- STEEL, LEWIS M.
- Source
- In These Times; Jul2016, Vol. 40 Issue 7, p16-16, 1p
- Subject
- JOB applications
CRIMINAL records
CIVIL rights
EMPLOYMENT of African Americans
- Language
- ISSN
- 01605992
The author opines on the need for U.S. employers to remove questions about conviction records from job applications after the "ban the box" movement. Topics discussed include using federal and state civil rights laws to sue employers who refuse to give second chance to job applicants; reaching ac settlement with the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the Census Bureau which rejected African American and Latino applicants for having old criminal records; and temporary job requirements.