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CalMatters: Let’s make sure that coronavirus doesn’t make hiring inequality even worse

By Jessica Quintana, Special to CalMatters All of us are afraid of what the coronavirus pandemic means for our health and job security. My neighbors have said they’ve either been laid off, or live in…

Latin Times: State Senator Lena Gonzalez Introduces Legislation To Level The Field For Qualified Applicants From All Backgrounds

By: Shirley Gómez California Senator Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) was joined by several community organizations and social justice advocates at Centro CHA in Long Beach as she announced the introduction of Senate Bill (SB) 1241, the Talent Equity for Competitive Hiring Act. Building on the…

The Sacramento Observer: New California Bill Aiming to Eliminate Racial And Other Biases in Hiring

By Tanu Henry Imagine applying for a job online. But instead of a hiring manager or some pre-screening software reviewing your application and pushing it along — or eliminating it — based on personal biases…

La Opinión: Latina Senator Fights Bias in Hiring

By: Araceli Martínez Ortega Long Beach Senator Lena Gonzalez will introduce on Friday the “Fair Hiring” bill in Sacramento, which aims to end discrimination against Latinos and other minorities in their efforts to find a…

Press Release: State Senator Lena Gonzalez Introduces Groundbreaking Legislation to Prevent Bias in Hiring, Level the Field for Qualified Applicants from All Backgrounds

Bill establishes standards and authorization to use hiring assessment technologies that proactively remove bias, give employers needed certainty for pursuing alternatives to traditional screening methods that are often biased LONG BEACH, Calif. – Today, California…

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