An employer's stated willingness to hire someone with a criminal record does not always match what they actually do when making hiring...

There is considerable variance in the factors that impact whether someone with a criminal record will obtain employment, such as age,...

Employers who have less guidance on how to assess an applicant with a criminal record rely more on their personal beliefs and...

According to this 2001 survey of Los Angeles employers , employers are mostly unwilling to hire formerly incarcerated people. Employer...

In the early 90s, most employers were unwilling to hire someone with a criminal record. This study, one of the first and largest of its...

Government regulation requiring employers to run criminal background checks and implementing other barriers to employment for people...

Job applicants who have felony convictions as well as positive credentials (such as job training, an occupational license, or a reference...

The majority of employers ask about criminal records and of those that do, a vast majority (87%) ask about them on the application. This...

The most powerful factor in hiring for jobs at the bottom of the labor market is finding workers who are willing to do the work. These...

The stigma of a criminal record has significant influence on employers' decisions not to hire someone with a criminal record, in addition...

Even fairly minor felony records have large negative effects on employer callbacks during the application process. This study offers the...

Occupational licensing reform to remove barriers to employment for people with criminal records has been taking place for decades. This...

Licensing should be deregulated and certification should be used in its place whenever possible, argues the author. Delving into the...

Licensing an occupation may be more motivated by increasing the wages for people that are already members of that profession through...

Increasing the wages for people that are already members of a specific profession by limiting competition is more often the motivation...

Lower wages and higher unemployment for unlicensed workers and decreased mobility for licensed workers suggest there are large social...

The recent boom in occupational licensing has been driven in part by people who are already members of that occupation, out of a desire...

The broad discretion given to licensing boards to approve or deny licensure leads to biased and arbitrary decision-making, creating...

Evidence of rehabilitation and that the crime was an anomaly are the two factors most relied on by administrative law judges when...

Occupational licensing costs the U.S. economy more than it’s worth. This report provides data showing how licensing costs the economy...