Mayor Nutter Signs ‘Ban The Box’

Mayor Nutter signs into law the ‘Ban the Box’ bill. (Credit: Steve Tawa)

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Mayor Nutter has signed a Philadelphia City Council passed “Ban the Box” bill. It removes a section in job applications asking for criminal histories.

It’s designed to give ex-offenders a better chance of finding work.

It was dubbed “Ban the Box,” because of the check box on employment forms, asking job applicants whether they had been convicted of a crime.

Councilwoman Donna Reed Miller, who sponsored the bill, said most employers won’t be able to ask about criminal records before a first interview, “Over 300,000 men and women in Philadelphia won a major victory in their efforts to put their pasts behind them and become an integral and productive part of society.”

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