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NFIB, Ohio Chamber tell committee S.B. 143's ban‑the‑box plus mandated process would burden small employers
Summary
Witnesses from NFIB and the Ohio Chamber opposed S.B. 143 at a third hearing, saying the bill's ban‑the‑box rule for businesses with five or more employees and its required multi‑step interactive process would impose new administrative costs and legal exposure on small employers, potentially chilling second‑chance hiring.
Jared Weiser, state director of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) in Ohio, told the Senate Workforce Development Committee at a third hearing that NFIB opposes Senate Bill 143 because it would prohibit businesses with five or more employees from asking about criminal history on initial job applications and would impose a prescriptive, multi‑step compliance process that increases liability for small employers.
"We strongly oppose government mandated, one‑size‑fits‑all approaches like those found in Senate Bill 143," Weiser said. He described NFIB members as largely…
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