‘Ban the Box’ wins final approval on county side
Taking a question about past criminal convictions off the county's job application involves a set of complex rules for hiring those with a criminal past. The new ordinance pushes the consideration to later in the hiring process.
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.
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