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Rhode Island became the 8th state to ban questions on job applications asking about criminal records.
States push to provide some ex-felons a second chance | MSNBC
Is it any of the government's business if a company does not want to hire criminals?
Are felons going to be classified as a protected minority where it will be illegal not to hire them because they are felons?
Sorry but it's none of the government's business if a business owner does not want to take the risk of hiring a felon.
A growing number of states are coming on board. This week, Rhode Island became the eighth state in the country to pass a statewide Ban the Box law, and its one of the most expansive versions out there: The state will require all private and public employers to delay questions about criminal history, following Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Hawaii. Four other states and 51 municipalities have already passed similar measures for hiring public employees, according to the National Employment Law Project. Ban the Box bills are now being considered in New Jersey and California, which passed an executive measure covering public employees in 2010.
States push to provide some ex-felons a second chance | MSNBC
Is it any of the government's business if a company does not want to hire criminals?
Are felons going to be classified as a protected minority where it will be illegal not to hire them because they are felons?
Sorry but it's none of the government's business if a business owner does not want to take the risk of hiring a felon.