To: Governor Jay Inslee
The Restored Privacy of Job Seekers
Restore the privacy of job seekers by limiting the employment background checks to pre 9/11/01 standards.
Why is this important?
Many people have been hit incredibly hard during this economic down turn and are being denied jobs for non violent criminal history. Although laws prohibiting discrimination are in place, its impossible to effectively protect the privacy and/or the negative repercussions that an arrest (even if unfounded or dismissed) has on the job seeker.