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65 Million “Need Not Apply”– Is it Time for Boycotts?
A report released yesterday by National Employment Law Project (NELP) confirms that many companies are instituting blanket bans on hiring people with criminal records, including those with...
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Testify: US Commission on Civil Rights Tackles Employment Discrimination
The federal government is not done developing the law around discrimination against people with criminal records, particularly as the Disparate Impact on people of Color has been rampant. They are...
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New Orleans to Re-Write Policy on Housing and Criminal Convictions
After months of pushing the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) regarding a specific change in their Admissions and Evictions policies, a public hearing is scheduled for tomorrow night (Tues....
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Action Packed Hearing on Public Housing and Criminal Convictions
The public hearing held at Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO), regarding criminal convictions, turned out to be three hours of praise, criticism, education, and a whole lot more from roughly 200...
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Dear Gov. Chafee: Sign Ban the Box!
Dear Governor Chafee, Yesterday, mere hours before the House passed “Ban the Box” (5507A) by a 62-3 vote, I spoke with a friend who had been told by a temp agency he is “toxic,” and they could never...
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On Finishing Law School for the Education- Not the Law License
With only a few more months of law school, it is time to contemplate what to do next. I know that I won’t take the Bar exam and won’t be a lawyer. “Why,” you ask? I knew before I started … Continue...
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HUD’s new rules may have major impact on affordable housing for people with...
Last week was celebrated for President Obama’s encouragement for America to reduce employment discrimination against people with past records, and his own executive action to ban the box on federal job...
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