Trends, Topics & Tags: Obama Asks Federal Agencies To 'Ban The Box'

A controversial new change could be coming for Federal job applications. President Obama announced on Monday he's directing federal agencies to "Ban the Box." In this case, the box refers to those questions on job applications, asking about the applicants criminal histories, essentially making former criminals more employable for government jobs.

Tuesday, November 3rd 2015, 6:12 pm

By: News 9


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