house bill 1305
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‘Ban the box’ beaten back in Colorado — but on the rise nationally?
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
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
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…