This petition is designed to create a movement to amend Title VII of the Civil Rights Act to include criminal background discrimination more clearly. Criminal background (especially over seven years old) should not be the only reason someone is screened out for a job.
Why is this important?
Even though employer's are only supposed to consider the last seven years of one's criminal background report this is not what is happening. Potential employees are being screened out for jobs or in some cases offered a job only to be told that due to negative items on their criminal background report they cannot be hired. I believe an amendment can be made to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act to protect employment discrimination in regards to items on one's criminal background report over seven years old.
