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National Employment Law Project (NELP) (New York NY)

  • 65 Million “Need Not Apply”: The Case for Reforming Criminal Background Checks for Employment

    The exclusion of individuals with criminal records from employment is examined.

  • Ban the Box: Major U.S. Cities and Counties Adopt Fair Hiring Policies to Remove Unfair Barriers to Employment of People with Criminal Records

    'At the same time that the numbers of workers with criminal records have risen, the background check industry has expanded and overall, more employ

  • Statewide Ban the Box: Reducing Unfair Barriers to Employment of People with Criminal Records

    This is a great update on what is happening in the United States regarding Ban the Box initiatives.

  • A Key Fair-Chance Hiring Best Practice: Delaying Conviction Inquiries Until the Conditional Job Offer

    "A record creates a serious barrier to employment for millions of workers, especially in communities of color hardest hit by decades of over-crimin