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Webinar: Fair-Chance Hiring: How HR Innovation Is Creating Job Pathways for Justice-Impacted People

Join us for an insightful conversation on enhancing HR hiring practices for marginalized workers, particularly those with criminal records.
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Webinar: Fair-Chance Hiring: How HR Innovation Is Creating Job Pathways for Justice-Impacted People

HR Tool Helps Job Applicants With Criminal Records Land Jobs

Cornell Chronicle
Cornell Human Resources plans to roll out a pilot of Restorative Records, an online tool where job applicants with criminal records can provide context about their past and details about their rehabilitation.
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HR Tool Helps Job Applicants With Criminal Records Land Jobs

Cleaning Up Criminal Records: CJEI Event to Walk Through New Clean Slate Act

On Nov. 18, Cornell ILR’s Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative (CJEI) will cohost an event at Tompkins County Public Library in Ithaca, NY, to educate the public on New York State’s upcoming Clean Slate Act.
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Cleaning Up Criminal Records: CJEI Event to Walk Through New Clean Slate Act

Meet the CJEI Team

Esta R. Bigler, Esq.

  • Director, Labor and Employment Law Programs, ILR School

Esta Bigler, Esq., is Director of Cornell University ILR’s Labor and Employment Law Program and Director of ILR's NYC Government and Community Relations.

Tomisha N Hicks

Timothy McNutt

  • Director, Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative

Timothy McNutt, as Director of the Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative (CJEI) at the Cornell ILR School’s Center for Applied Research on Work, uses his extensive background in criminal law,

Jodi Anderson Jr.

  • Director of Technological Innovation, Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative

Jodi Anderson Jr is the Director of Technological Innovation at Cornell ILR’s Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative, where he is responsible for spearheading the developm

Matthew Saleh

  • Director of Research, Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative

Matthew Saleh is the Director of Research at the Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative (CJEI).

Thomas Jones

  • Fair Employment Practice Specialist, Cornell University

"I am a purpose-driven individual and a graduate of Cornell's ILR School, currently serving as a Fair Employment Practice Specialist supporting Central HR, CJEI, and CPEP.

Rhonda McCelland

  • Program Administrative Assistant