ban the box
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‘Ban the box’ beaten back in Colorado — but on the rise nationally?
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As the legislature wound down last month, ruling state Senate Republicans stopped legislation that would have prevented employers from inquiring about the criminal past of job applicants. The Democratic-sponsored House Bill 1305 would have prohibited job applications from asking job seekers to disclose if they ever had been convicted of crimes – typically by asking them to check…
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‘Ban the box’ beaten back by Senate GOP; biz community pleased
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Ruling state Senate Republicans drew cheers from the business community and jeers from the Democratic minority across the aisle for stopping legislation Monday that would have prevented employers from inquiring about the criminal past of job applicants. All of which — the action by the Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee; the sigh of…
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Watered-down ‘ban the box’ bill still a bummer to business community
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Legislation to bar employers from inquiring about the criminal history of job applicants underwent nips and tucks last week to soften its impact before being approved by majority Democrats in the state House today on a party-line vote. Among the tweaks amended into House Bill 1305 was the removal of provisions that some critics said set up a…
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Colorado bill would ‘ban the box’ to disclose criminal history on job apps
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Some Colorado legislative Democrats believe it’s unfair to make job-seekers disclose their criminal histories on their applications – often, by checking a box – so they’ve introduced legislation to stop the practice. House Bill 1305, sponsored in the lower chamber by state Democratic Reps. Mike Foote of Lafayette and Jovan Melton of Aurora, would “ban the box” – part of a…
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? Denver quietly joins "Ban the Box" movement
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When Denver City Councilman Paul Lopez was 17 years old, he jumped the fence around a city swimming pool and ended up with a ticket for civil disobedience. While disclosing that kind of “record” might not disqualify him from being hired for a city and county job – if he wasn’t an elected official – most city…
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Snark! Curses! House tensions bubble up as sine die approaches
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It was Friday morning, the sun well on its way to midday, three weeks left to go in the legislative session, lots of bills left to debate on the morning schedule and likely well more than 70 smart phones in the chamber. So it is little surprise that, when debate grew hot, a rough epithet…
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McCann’s ‘ban the box’ bill advances, would strip questions on criminal histories from job applications
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A Democratic bill that would remove questions about criminal convictions from first-round job applications cleared a first hurdle in the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday. Minority member Republicans, citing concerns of employers, voted against the bill as a bloc, signaling its doubtful prospects in the Republican-controlled Senate. House Bill 1388, the “ban the box” bill —…
