The Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative's (CJEI) mission is to unlock employment opportunities for the 2 million justice impacted New Yorkers in our communities working with employers, job seekers, reentry organizations and correction and government officials. CJEI is part of Cornell ILR's Labor and Employment Law Program.
Employment Resources
Policy Brief
Update Work Access Rules for People with Criminal Convictions
We have been engaged in an ongoing effort to catalog and compare lawmaking and rulemaking that restrict employment access for people with criminal convictions.
New initiative and accompanying web-based tool helps employers see beyond criminal records of applicants and into the skills applicants would bring to jobs.
CJEI’s Rachel Joseph explains that companies who hire people with previous involvement in the criminal legal system may qualify for financial incentives such as the Work Opportunity Tax Credit and the Federal Bonding Program.
Create a sound strategy for post-incarceration reentry in the time of COVID-19. Timothy McNutt of ILR's Criminal Justice Employment Initiative provides information to help people strategize.
