No blanket rules exist that cover each state when it comes to questions an employer can ask in an interview about an applicant's criminal background. Both the types of questions and content of the ...

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Efforts to “Ban-the-Box” (BTB), a term for removing questions about criminal history from job applications, have recently gained traction, with 23 states passing such policies. The adoption of BTB ...

The Obama administration is urging universities and colleges to re-evaluate how questions about an applicant’s criminal history are used in the admissions process, part of an effort to remove barriers ...

Harrisburg University doesn’t want to discourage anyone with a criminal record hoping to improve themselves from applying for admission. So they don’t ask. But the same can’t be said for ...