Imprisonment For Asking About Criminal Convictions Too Early? Baltimore Bans the Box

On May 15, 2014, Baltimore joined the growing number of jurisdictions to ban the box on employment applications.  Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake signed Baltimore’s Fair Criminal-Record Screening Practices ordinance, which bans private employers from inquiring about or conducting a criminal background check on an applicant until after an employer has essentially completed the hiring process and conditionally offered a position to an applicant.

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