OPINION: Legislative Wrap-up, by Colorado Center on Law and Policy
"Today is the last day of the 2019 legislative session in Denver, and here’s where things stand with the bills that Colorado Center on Law and Policy has led or helped develop this year:" Read full article #LeslieHerod #2019LegislativeSession #healthcare #employment #housing #homelessness
‘Ban the Box’ bill would make it harder for employers to discriminate against people with criminal r
“The data is there, showing that when you give someone an opportunity to have a face-to-face conversation with an employer, to get out of that application process, they’re more likely to get that job,” said Herod, who represents northeast Denver." "All we’re trying to do is ensure that people aren’t automatically screened out for a mistake they made in their past and that they’ve paid their time for. This will allow them to sit next to an employer one-on-one and say, ‘Here’s
'Ban the Box' bill has one last hurdle to clear
"A bill to prevent employers from asking prospective workers, at least at first, whether they have a felony conviction won preliminary approval in the Colorado Senate on Thursday." "The so-called Ban the Box measure, HB1025, is designed to help convicted felons to at least get in the door and be considered for employment, rather than be dismissed outright because of past infractions." "Some of those applications don't ask for details of a felony, but merely have a box that ne
