Did I eat hallucinogenic mushrooms for breakfast? No, I read that correctly: those with criminal convictions are becoming a protected class. http://socialistworker.org/2013/06/19/seattle-bans-the-box http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/08/03/new-laws-make-criminal-pasts-off-limits-in-california-city/?test=latestnews Earlier this week I was floored to read that yet another city, Richmond, California, has barred private companies with city contracts from doing criminal history background checks on job applicants in most cases.

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