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Re:New law bans California employers from asking applicants ... by thrden on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @04:03PM (#15502445)
I'd be interested to see if this ends up playing out like ban the box (banning employers from asking about former convictions), where it ends up hurting the applicants the law intends to help.

ban the box source: https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/ban-the-box-does-more-har...

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Re:New law bans California employers from asking applicants ... by iandev on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @04:33PM (#15502733)
Although banning the box unintentionally hurt those that it attempted to help, it may ultimately be the right move if the problem of the resultant discrimination can be tackled also. A one step back, two steps forward situation.
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