http://wblk.com The People's Station Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:39:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://wblk.com/the-buffalo-ny-common-council-is-looking-to-ban-the-box-on-job-applications-to-help-people-convicted-of-crimes/ http://wblk.com/the-buffalo-ny-common-council-is-looking-to-ban-the-box-on-job-applications-to-help-people-convicted-of-crimes/#comments Wed, 29 May 2013 10:52:06 +0000 Todd Anderson http://wblk.com/?p=222924 You're convicted of a felony or a lesser type of crime, you serve your time, and you're now FREE...but when you go to fill out a job application, you are REQUIRED to put a CHECK IN THE BOX that asks "Have You Ever Been Convicted Of A Crime?"

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