Thanks to Karin at McGough and the team at Goodwill-Easterseals Minnesota for hosting Commissioner Kevin Lindsey of the Minnesota Department of Human Rights and WAAC for a talk with employers this morning about Ban the Box and Fair Hiring.

Said one woman, testifying to the power and possibilities that come with removing the criminal records inquiry from the job application: “I’d still be unemployed if not for Ban the Box. I got the interview, I got the job, and I just got a promotion.”