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Should employers & landlords be prohibited from asking applicants if they have a criminal record/past?
Employers and landlords should not be banned from asking about any criminal history.
Employees and landlords should be banned from asking about any criminal history.
Only employers should be banned from asking about any criminal history.
Only landlords should be banned from asking about any criminal history.
Employers should be allowed to ask about crimes are "significantly related".For example a bank asking if the applicant if they been convicted of armed robbery, theft or embezzlement or a Daycare asking the applicant if they have been convicted of child molestation,rape or abuse.
Landlords should be allowed to ask about crimes that are "significantly related".For example a landlord asking the applicant if they are a convicted sex offender or if they have been convicted of making meth.
Both should be allowed to ask about crimes that are "significantly related.
I do not know.
I think limiting an employer or landlord to what questions they can ask is the best solution. This still allowed employers and landlords to weed out potential threats while at the same time preventing someone who was convicted of a unrelated offense from being discriminated against.
Employers and landlords should not be banned from asking about any criminal history.
Employees and landlords should be banned from asking about any criminal history.
Only employers should be banned from asking about any criminal history.
Only landlords should be banned from asking about any criminal history.
Employers should be allowed to ask about crimes are "significantly related".For example a bank asking if the applicant if they been convicted of armed robbery, theft or embezzlement or a Daycare asking the applicant if they have been convicted of child molestation,rape or abuse.
Landlords should be allowed to ask about crimes that are "significantly related".For example a landlord asking the applicant if they are a convicted sex offender or if they have been convicted of making meth.
Both should be allowed to ask about crimes that are "significantly related.
I do not know.
San Francisco Considers Legal Protection for Criminals - FoxNews.com
A legislative proposal in San Francisco seeks to make ex-cons and felons a protected class, along with existing categories of residents like African-Americans, people with disabilities and pregnant women. If passed by city supervisors, landlords and employers would be prohibited from asking applicants about their criminal past.
Supporters say it's an effort to help former offenders get back on their feet, but critics call the concept a crime in itself.
"My mother is an immigrant, my mother-in-law is a Jew and I'm a gay man. Those are all protected categories, but you're going to put a felon in there as a protected category? That's not right," said Andrew Long, a board member of the San Francisco Apartment Association.
But ex-cons contend they're immediately disqualified by employers and landlords reluctant to trust anyone with a rap sheet.
Read more: San Francisco Considers Legal Protection for Criminals - FoxNews.com
I think limiting an employer or landlord to what questions they can ask is the best solution. This still allowed employers and landlords to weed out potential threats while at the same time preventing someone who was convicted of a unrelated offense from being discriminated against.
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