Fair Chance Hiring /tags/fair-chance-hiring Fair Chance Hiring en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 29 Jan 2021 20:15:56 GMT Austin Opens A Civil Rights Office, Three Years In The Making /austin/2021-01-29/austin-opens-a-civil-rights-office-three-years-in-the-making Austin's first-ever Civil Rights Office will oversee the city's nondiscrimination efforts, including federal civil rights laws and local labor rules. Fri, 29 Jan 2021 20:15:56 GMT /austin/2021-01-29/austin-opens-a-civil-rights-office-three-years-in-the-making Audrey McGlinchy The City-State Fight Continues In The 2019 Legislative Session. Here Are Bills To Look Out For. /politics/2018-12-20/the-city-state-fight-continues-in-the-2019-legislative-session-here-are-bills-to-look-out-for When the Texas Legislature reconvenes Jan. 8, lawmakers will already have on their desks bills aimed at undoing City of Austin rules.The city-state� Thu, 20 Dec 2018 22:19:01 GMT /politics/2018-12-20/the-city-state-fight-continues-in-the-2019-legislative-session-here-are-bills-to-look-out-for Audrey McGlinchy Austin May Be Getting A New Department To Oversee Labor Rights Laws /austin/2018-06-28/austin-may-be-getting-a-new-department-to-oversee-labor-rights-laws Austin City Council members voted Thursday to ask the city manager to look into creating a new department to oversee its labor rights laws � including� Thu, 28 Jun 2018 21:11:02 GMT /austin/2018-06-28/austin-may-be-getting-a-new-department-to-oversee-labor-rights-laws Audrey McGlinchy Without Final Rules In Place, Austin Closes Two Fair Chance Hiring Complaints /austin/2018-04-19/without-final-rules-in-place-austin-closes-two-fair-chance-hiring-complaints When Lewis Conway Jr. was released from prison in 2000 after serving time for manslaughter, the state required him to wear an electronic monitoring� Thu, 19 Apr 2018 12:01:00 GMT /austin/2018-04-19/without-final-rules-in-place-austin-closes-two-fair-chance-hiring-complaints Audrey McGlinchy Austin Law Requires Jobseekers With Criminal Pasts Get A Fair Shot. But It's Not Being Enforced. /austin/2018-03-08/austin-law-requires-jobseekers-with-criminal-pasts-get-a-fair-shot-but-its-not-being-enforced When Lauren Johnson started job-hunting in the early 1990s, she walked from business to business filling out applications by hand. “It’ll be so much� Thu, 08 Mar 2018 13:01:00 GMT /austin/2018-03-08/austin-law-requires-jobseekers-with-criminal-pasts-get-a-fair-shot-but-its-not-being-enforced Audrey McGlinchy