Employment: General Information and Legal Outlines
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Legal Information
Laws and Policies Affecting People with Criminal Records in Michigan: A Legal Outline
- The employment section of this outline includes extensive information on various laws barring employment in different industries.
Legal Outline of Authorities and Decisions Related to Criminal Records and Employment
- A legal outline of the major laws and cases regulating criminal background checks.
Supplement to Legal Outline of Authorities & Decisions Related to Criminal Records and Employment
Self-Help Materials
Know Your Rights: Getting and Keeping a Job If You've Got a Criminal Record
- Fact sheet on the employment rights of people with criminal records.
National HIRE Network: Completing Employment Applications
- Advice on filling out an employment application if you have a criminal record.
Materials for Employers
Information for Employers About Hiring an Ex-Offender
- Overview of benefits to employers; also addresses issues like negligent hiring.
- Details advantages to employers who hire qualified job applicants with criminal records.
The Work Opportunity Tax Credit
- 9 New ways Employers can earn Federal Income Tax Credits.
Model Employer Policy For Criminal Background Checks
- A sample policy that addresses employer concerns about hiring people with records while giving people with records a fair chance to compete for jobs.
Negligent Hiring: A Myth or Reality for Employers?
- Explains negligent hiring law and offers tips for employers and job developers to address this issue.
Policy Information
- Employment of former offenders is critical to reducing recidivism. In order to promote the employment of people with criminal records, Michigan should reduce the legal and practical barriers that they confront. This report lays out specific measures Michigan should take to reduce recidivism.
CLASP Fact Sheet: Barred From Jobs: Ex-Offenders Thwarted in Attempts to Earn a Living.
- The report contains an introduction with background information on the employment of people with criminal records.
- Provides an overview of city hiring policies that postpone criminal background checks until late in the hiring process, making it more likely that people with records will be considered for employment.
Overview of the Workforce Investment Act
- The Workforce Investment Act provides funding for job training program. This document provides an overview of the act.
Criminal Background Checks and Hiring Practices
- A list of social science research papers related to criminal background checks and employment.
Policy Brief on Restricting Employment Based on Criminal Records
- Discusses how to inventory and evaluate legal barriers to the employment of people with criminal records.
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