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Oregon Limits Criminal Background Inquiries by Employers

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Oregon became the seventh state to ban the box for private employers, prohibiting any questions about criminal background on employment applications and at any time before an initial interview takes place. Oregon’s law took effect January 1, 2016. Ban-the-box laws have become increasingly prevalent as a way to help provide ex-offenders an opportunity to be … Continue Reading

New Jersey Becomes the Sixth State to Ban the Box for Private Employers

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Criminal background questions on employment applications will no longer be permitted in New Jersey, effective March 1, 2015. New Jersey joins Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Rhode Island to become the sixth state to ban the box for private employers. As we blogged here, the Illinois law takes effect January 1, 2015. Several cities have … Continue Reading

Illinois Joins Ban-The-Box States; New Jersey May Be Next

Photo of Todd LebowitzBy Todd Lebowitz and Melissa Siebert on Posted in Background Checks
Illinois Criminal background questions on employment applications will no longer be permitted in Illinois, effective January 1, 2015. On July 19, Governor Quinn signed the Job Opportunities for Qualified Applicants Act, making Illinois the fifth state to prohibit private employers from asking criminal history questions at the initial application stage. Illinois joins Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota, … Continue Reading
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