Removing the Box
Removing the box is a voice for people with records to have a chance at gaining employment. Removing this box does not mean they do not have to disclose their criminal history before applying for a job, but that they will be given a chance to be deemed qualified for the job before having to disclose this information. This means that those with records will have the same chance as any other applicant. A state ban the box law is on its way. Nearly 200 worker advocacy groups and labor unions recently sent a letter to President Obama urging executive action for the removal of the box on job application all over the country (CITE?). One of the nation’s largest retailers Wal-Mart adopted a personal company policy to ban the box in …show more content…
Over 700,000 Americans are released from prison system and returned to society at large (CITE?). An African American male is more likely to be employed than a person carrying a record (CITE?). Many of these men came from very poor neighborhoods and troubled families where disincentives to antisocial behavior are weak or missing. The full weight of the law tends to fall on even minor transgressions and for some of these young men even a minor crime can come with a life sentence of being nearly unemployable. Since most jobs applications ask whether or not you have been convicted of a crime and the box is checked yes your application more than likely will end up in the trash or shredded to make sure it disappears. By the late 1990’s certain rights were enforced that some may argue are civil rights violations. These rights include that if an applicant puts in application and the employer does a background check and if it comes back that the applicant has been convicted of embezzlement, they will be turned down for any job having to do with the handling of money. The applicant also could be denied for any job having association with money. There are new laws being made every day to truly help those who would wish to have a new life
Removing the box is a voice for people with records to have a chance at gaining employment. Removing this box does not mean they do not have to disclose their criminal history before applying for a job, but that they will be given a chance to be deemed qualified for the job before having to disclose this information. This means that those with records will have the same chance as any other applicant. A state ban the box law is on its way. Nearly 200 worker advocacy groups and labor unions recently sent a letter to President Obama urging executive action for the removal of the box on job application all over the country (CITE?). One of the nation’s largest retailers Wal-Mart adopted a personal company policy to ban the box in …show more content…
Over 700,000 Americans are released from prison system and returned to society at large (CITE?). An African American male is more likely to be employed than a person carrying a record (CITE?). Many of these men came from very poor neighborhoods and troubled families where disincentives to antisocial behavior are weak or missing. The full weight of the law tends to fall on even minor transgressions and for some of these young men even a minor crime can come with a life sentence of being nearly unemployable. Since most jobs applications ask whether or not you have been convicted of a crime and the box is checked yes your application more than likely will end up in the trash or shredded to make sure it disappears. By the late 1990’s certain rights were enforced that some may argue are civil rights violations. These rights include that if an applicant puts in application and the employer does a background check and if it comes back that the applicant has been convicted of embezzlement, they will be turned down for any job having to do with the handling of money. The applicant also could be denied for any job having association with money. There are new laws being made every day to truly help those who would wish to have a new life