When Banning One Kind of Discrimination Results in Another

Although 24 states and the District of Columbia have enacted some version of “Ban the Box” laws, some believe its policies are potentially hurting those it is trying to protect. According to recent research conducted by the National Bureau of Economic Research, the laws cause employers to discriminate more broadly against demographic groups that are more likely to have a criminal record, more specifically targeting black and Latino men.

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