A number of state (VA and MN, eg) and local govts, as well as corporations like Target and Koch Industries (which nobody can claim to have democrat sympathies) and such, have removed the question inre to criminal history on their "initial" application forms, recognizing the barriers it creates in potentially scuttling the rehab opportunities for many offenders and accessing a broader potential veteran workforce market. It doesn't mean they aren't asked about it later in the interview process or a background check isn't undertaken, which often happens, but it means they're initially looked at based upon work history and qualifications vice a prior criminal past - and NOBODY is forcing any organization to hire them as the blogosphere's 'sky is falling' crowd is proclaiming.
Here's a link to the Minnesota state govt's FAQs on its program (which has been around since 2009) as a good example of what it means.
http://mn.gov/mdhr/employers/cbgc_faq.html
Gutes lesen.
Richard
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