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Minnesota Becomes First State to "Ban the Box", Narrows Employer Liability for Criminal Records

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Minnesota Becomes First State to "Ban the Box", Narrows Employer Liability for Criminal Records On May 11th Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty signed into law a public safety policy omnibus bill (House File 1301) which includes two provisions that begin to address the growing problem of individuals with criminal records finding employment. One provision requires all Minnesota public employers to wait until a job applicant has been selected for an interview before asking about criminal records or conducting a criminal record check, except for positions that already require a background check. Passage of this legislation makes Minnesota the first state to adopt a statewide "Ban the Box" law since the initiative was started by a group called All of Us or None in California several years ago...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on May 19, 2009 (boomark / email).