Employment Fairness Act for Returning Citizens in Prince George’s County, MD
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The ban the box movement has been gaining steam, with many jurisdictions passing laws in recent years. We have previously touched on the ban the box laws in Colorado and Columbia, South Carolina, and now, St. Louis, Missouri, looks poised to join the growing movement.
St. Louis has previous experience with the ban the box bandwagon. A 2013 city policy change no longer automatically disqualified applicants who had felony convictions from city employment. Then in 2014, the City of St. Louis no longer required applicants seeking city employment to check a box on an employment application if they had a felony conviction. Even the State of Missouri banned the box in 2016 for applicants seeking certain state government positions.
While the City of St. Louis may have some experience with ban the box, there is a relevant note for employers: ban the box in the city (and state) currently only applies to certain government positions. Private employers are not impacted by existing ban the box laws.
But that may be coming to an end.
Recently, St. Louis Alderman John Collins-Muhammad proposed expanding the city’s ban the box law to cover all employers. The Alderman’s proposal wouldn’t “prohibit hiring managers from asking about criminal history in interviews or doing a background check.” Instead, the proposal, known as Board Bill 120, would prohibit all employers in the City of St. Louis from:
However, this wouldn’t apply to jobs which an employer is required by law to exclude an applicant based on their criminal history.
This proposed bill has not yet become law. Verified Credentials will continue to monitor and attempt to provide updates on the proposed legislation as they become available. Of course, with the rapidly changing ban the box landscape, it’s always beneficial to speak with a trusted legal advisor before conducting criminal history checks to make sure that you’re complying with all applicable laws.
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