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Massachusetts: Changes to ban the box, fair chance law go into effect

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|Date: October 13, 2018
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Massachusetts: Changes to ban the box, fair chance law go into effect

On April 13, 2018, Governor Baker signed Senate Bill 2371. This new law modifies the state's existing ban ...

On April 13, 2018, Governor Baker signed Senate Bill 2371. This new law modifies the state's existing ban the box, fair chance law which governs employer use of criminal records in the hiring process ...

October 13, 2018
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California: San Francisco – Changes to the City’s ban the box ordinance go into effect

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|Date: October 01, 2018
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California: San Francisco – Changes to the City’s ban the box ordinance go into effect

On April 3, 2018, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved amendments to its Fair Chance Ordinance ...

On April 3, 2018, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved amendments to its Fair Chance Ordinance, also know as it ban the box ordinance. Amongst other changes, the ordinance now applies to em ...

October 01, 2018
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Michigan: Local ordinance making authority limited regarding pre-hire processes of private employers

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|Date: June 24, 2018
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Michigan: Local ordinance making authority limited regarding pre-hire processes of private employers

On March 26, 2018, Governor Snyder signed Senate Bill 0353. This law prohibits local governmental bodies ...

On March 26, 2018, Governor Snyder signed Senate Bill 0353. This law prohibits local governmental bodies from passing or enforcing ordinances or other rules that regulate information a private employe ...

June 24, 2018
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Missouri: Kansas City’s fair chance (ban the box) ordinance goes into effect

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|Date: June 09, 2018
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Missouri: Kansas City’s fair chance (ban the box) ordinance goes into effect

On February 1, 2018, Kansas City's city council passed Ordinance 180034. The ordinance prohibits employer ...

On February 1, 2018, Kansas City's city council passed Ordinance 180034. The ordinance prohibits employers from 1) inquiring about an applicant's criminal history until after the employer has determin ...

June 09, 2018
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Washington: The state’s new Fair Chance Act (ban the box) goes into effect

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|Date: June 07, 2018
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Washington: The state’s new Fair Chance Act (ban the box) goes into effect

On March 13, 2018, Governor Inslee signed House Bill 1298. This law prohibits employers from asking appli ...

On March 13, 2018, Governor Inslee signed House Bill 1298. This law prohibits employers from asking applicants about arrests or convictions before the applicant is determined to be otherwise qualified ...

June 07, 2018
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California: Additional limitations on the use of criminal histories in hiring and employment decisions go into effect

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|Date: January 01, 2017
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California: Additional limitations on the use of criminal histories in hiring and employment decisions go into effect

On September 27, 2016, Gov. Brown signed a law amending state's law limiting the use of criminal historie ...

On September 27, 2016, Gov. Brown signed a law amending state's law limiting the use of criminal histories when making hiring and employment decisions. Under the current law, employers are prohibited ...

January 01, 2017
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