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Hearing on background checks and employment for people with criminal records remains in committee
Summary
The Committee on Labor, Workforce and Economic Development heard from city staff and advocates about expanding employment opportunities for people with criminal records and recommended holding the dockets in committee for further work.
The City Council's Committee on Labor, Workforce and Economic Development held a hearing on two related dockets — Docket 0323 (expanding employment opportunities for people with criminal records) and Docket 1618 (reform to background-check practices and ongoing stability reviews for city hiring). After testimony from administration officials and community advocates, the committee's chair…
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