President Barack Obama on Monday ordered federal agencies to stop asking prospective employees about their criminal histories early in the application process, and in a speech, said millions of Americans are prevented from joining the workforce because of the practice, reported The New York Times. Iowa has no law that explicitly addresses the use of criminal records in making employment decisions. Read the whole article on BusinessRecord.com.

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