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- Title
Banning the Box in Tennessee: Embracing Fair Chance Hiring Policies for Ex-Offenders.
- Authors
REED, MEGAN MCKENZIE
- Abstract
The article focuses on the need to enact a statute guiding both public and private employers in their use of criminal history in job applications in Tennessee. It mentions that goals of reducing recidivism and incorporating ex-offenders into productive workforce is necessary to address issue. It also mentions that the federal implications relating to criminal background checks in the hiring process by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) under the Fair Credit and Reporting Act.
- Subjects
EMPLOYEE screening laws; JOB applications; RECIDIVISM prevention; BACKGROUND checks; UNITED States. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; FAIR Credit Reporting Act (U.S.)
- Publication
University of Memphis Law Review, 2016, Vol 47, Issue 1, p391
- ISSN
1080-8582
- Publication type
Article