new ill law-employer cant ask about criminal record

[LarryFlew]

http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/new-illin ... ackground/

For a state that appears to be in fear of almost anything................

[Lumpy]

They do say "until interview"; i.e., they can't have a conviction checkbox on application so it can go straight into the circular file. A pain in the *** for employers, but not quite lunacy.

[Rip Van Winkle]

I guess it's so much more compassionate to be rejected face to face.

[photogpat]

Same thing that "ban the box" did here. Can't ask about criminal record until the actual interview.

Tremendous waste of time for employers who cannot employ those with a criminal history.

[dupa]

most companies do an intensive background check these days anyways. usually by an outside agency

[Viking343]

most companies do an intensive background check these days anyways. usually by an outside agency

The company I work for did an extremely thorough background check on me during the hiring process. I received a report after it was finished, and I couldn't believe how deep it went. Interpol, FBI, state and local agencies... Hell, they even found a couple checks I bounced when I was 18.