Honigman Miller: Detroit Prohibits Criminal Background Questions on Most Job Applications for City Contractors | Practical Law
This Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP memorandum discusses a new City of Detroit ordinance that prohibits city contractors from inquiring about a job applicant’s criminal background before they conduct an in-person interview. The ordinance takes effect on February 1, 2012 and applies to all companies that have at least one contract with the City of Detroit valued at $25,000 or more.