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MA: Ban the Box Goes Into Effect on November 4, 2010

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Ban the Box Goes Into Effect After years of dedicated grassroots organizing, BWA and CORI Coalition partners pass CORI reform, and begin to see the products of our hard labor. Starting November 4th, "Ban the Box" statewide is now in effect, making Massachusetts only the second state in the country to remove the criminal history question from job applications for all public and private employers. The Boston Workers Alliance and our allies will be launching major educational and outreach efforts, but residents and supporters can also help. Let employers know, and if you see a job application that is out of compliance, make a copy and send it to the BWA. The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) is responsible for the oversight and enforcement of the law...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on November 08, 2010 (boomark / email).