Cities or Counties with a Fair Chance Policy

Source: National Employment Law Project

Kansas City, MO

(Ordinance applies to city)

• Banned the box
• Background check only for otherwise qualified candidates and after interview
• Incorporates EEOC criteria in individualized assessment

Recognizing the role of employment in reducing recidivism, Kansas City, MO, joined the movement to ban the box on April 4, 2013. Interestingly, the ordinance prohibits the City from using or accessing the following criminal records information: records of arrests not followed by valid conviction; convictions which have been annulled or expunged; pleas of guilty without conviction; and misdemeanor convictions for which no jail sentence can be imposed. Further, suspended imposition of sentence is not considered a conviction for purposes of the ordinance. While the ordinance is limited to City hiring, private employers are urged to adopt fair hiring practices that encourage the rehabilitation of people with criminal records.

Kansas City Resource

Rule IV, Examinations, Section 15, Amendment

Kansas City Contact

Kansas City Human Relations Department
(816)-513-1836
[email protected]