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MI Rep. wants felony question off employment apps.

LANSING, MI (AP)--   A Democratic Michigan lawmaker is launching an effort to prevent employers from asking about a person's criminal background on job applications. 

Democratic Representative Fred Durhal of Detroit introduced a bill this week to remove the question of previous felony convictions from job applications. He said Thursday the question unfairly puts people trying to turn their life around at a disadvantage.

He says it will give people a chance to explain their conviction in person during an interview, rather than being turned away immediately. Employers would still be able to perform background checks to find convictions.

A similar measure introduced last year didn't make it through the Legislature.
He says 43 cities and counties, including Detroit and Kalamazoo, have adopted similar measures.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.