http://kalw.org en http://kalw.org/post/finding-work-ex-felons <div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; "><p></p></div><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Angel </span>Barerra<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> has a felony conviction. He thinks that’s kept him from finding work. In order to give people like </span>Barerra<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> a better chance, some California counties have implemented “Ban the Box” – they’ve made it illegal for employers to ask about felony charges on job applications.</span></p><p> Fri, 05 Apr 2013 02:09:18 +0000 Leila Day 25358 at http://kalw.org Finding work for ex-felons http://kalw.org/post/debate-current-california-policy-good-jobs-airs-31713 <P>The Mar 17, 2013 edition of W<EM>ork with Marty Nemko</EM> will feature a debate on the question, "Is Current California policy good for jobs? Taking the affirmative side will be Ken Jacobs, Director of the Labor Center at U.C. Berkeley. Taking the negative side will be Stanford/Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Victor Davis Hanson.</P> <P>If time permits, I'll also do Three-Minute <EM>Workovers </EM>on callers.</P> <P><EM>Work with Marty Nemko </EM>is heard Sundays from 11 am to noon on KALW, 91.7 FM in San Francisco.</P> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:43:16 +0000 mnemko 22988 at http://kalw.org