Advancing a Federal Fair Chance Hiring Agenda推进联邦公平的机会招聘日程.pdfVIP

Advancing a Federal Fair Chance Hiring Agenda Background Check Reforms in Over 100 Cities, Counties, States Pave the Way for Presidential Action Maurice Emsellem Michelle Natividad Rodriguez JANUARY 2015 Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 . Over-Criminalization’s Heavy Toll: Jobs Can Turn the Tide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 . The Broad Movement for Fair Chance Hiring Reform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 . Federal Workforce and Private-Contractor Background Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4 . A Platform for a Federal Fair Chance Hiring Initiative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Acknowledgements This report was made possible by the generous support of our Second Chance Labor Project funders, including The Open Society Foundations, the Public Welfare Foundation, and the Rosenberg Foundation. The photographs that appear in the paper were taken by Andrew Bowe of NELP, featuring rallies in support of the New York City Council Fair Chance Act organized by VOCAL-NY and allied organizations. About NELP The National Employment Law Project is a non-partisan, not- for-profit organization that conducts research and advocates on issues affecting low-wage and unemployed workers. In partnership with grassroots and national allies, NELP promotes policies to create good jobs, enforce har