- October 27, 2015

Is Austin’s Push To ‘Ban The Box’ Enough To Help Felons Get Hired?

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KUT — Austin City Council will soon decide whether to require employers to remove a box from initial job applications that asks applicants if they’ve been convicted of a crime. They call it “banning the box.”

But while employers can erase the box, they can still run a background check.

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