Author: Anabel Cassady

Before law school, Anabel served as the operations and human resources director for a then-newly established clean energy policy consultancy in San Francisco. Her prior experience as the operations and human resources director provides her with an intimate perspective of the challenges, limitations, and rewards facing management and employers.

Ban the Box Laws: What’s the Box and Why is it Banned?

An overwhelming majority of states have adopted what is widely known as “ban-the-box” laws or policies that generally prohibit employers from inquiring about an applicant’s criminal background until later in the hiring process. The laws are intended to allow an...