The case for hiring ex-offendersAmerica Working Forward: Q&A with David Rattray, executive VP of Center for Education Excellence and Talent Development at the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce.
Federal Discrimination Laws
SHRM: PowerPoint presentation to understand three key areas within discrimination, harassment and retaliation laws.
Managing Equal Employment Opportunity
SHRM: Toolkit discussing pertinent federal laws, protected classes of employees, types of employment discrimination, risk management, enforcement of equal employment opportunity laws and policies, and possible legal remedies.
Background Checks: What Employers Need to Know
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Joint publication with Federal Trade Commission, provides information on how background checks are used in employment and when such use may implicate laws enforced by the EEOC or FTC.
Leading with ConvictionCenter for Institutional and Social Change at Columbia Law School: The Transformative Role of Formerly Incarcerated Leaders in Reducing Mass Incarceration
Developing EmployeesSHRM: Toolkit of strategic and practical considerations for employers creating or maintaining employee development programs.
Selling It InDave’s Killer Bread Foundation: Making the internal case to hire individuals with a criminal background.
Risk MitigationDave’s Killer Bread Foundation: Evaluating risk when hiring individuals with a criminal background.
Company CultureDave’s Killer Bread Foundation: Building a culture to welcome and include individuals with a criminal background.
Staffing & RecruitingDave’s Killer Bread Foundation: Sourcing talent from job centers and staffing agencies.
Interview & AssessmentDave’s Killer Bread Foundation: First-hand experience and knowledge interviewing candidates with a criminal background.
Orientation & Onboarding Dave’s Killer Bread Foundation: Video highlighting best practices from employers to onboard individuals with a criminal background.
Work Opportunity Tax CreditU.S. Department of Labor: Federal tax credit available to employers for hiring individuals from certain targeted groups.