New Jersey is ahead of the curve on "banning the box"—eliminating the question on employment applications requiring an applicant to check a box if he or she has ever been convicted of a crime.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alonzo Martinez reports on employment laws and trends in HR tech. With the ban the box amendment now signed into law, employers ...

The City of Philadelphia recently amended its Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance (FCRSS), commonly known as Philadelphia’s “Ban the Box” law, to make it more difficult for employers to ...

Philadelphia has amended its Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards ordinance, with changes going into effect 01.06.26. Among other changes, employers will only be able to consider misdemeanors ...