Fair chance and ban the box are often used interchangeably, but reference different aspects of the hiring process. Ban the box is a campaign that was explicitly initiated to eliminate the check box on employment applications that asks candidates whether they have any prior convictions.
Fair chance policies do more than ban the box; many fair chance laws incorporate best practices outlined in the 2012 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidance on the use of criminal background checks in hiring. Learn More.