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Trouble filling a job? Look at hiring someone with a criminal record, HR pro says

FOX Business' Hillary Vaughn reports on a new study that found existing unemployment benefits helped fuel a labor downturn. The tight labor market is fueling a renewed push for U.S. companies to loosen their rules about hiring and consider more applicants with criminal records to fill open positions.  While an increasing number of companies say they are receptive to the idea, many still have major reservations. And that is something the world's largest human resources organization wants to change. Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management-->Johnny Taylor Jr, president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, has been on a mission for years, urging U.S. employers to stop overlooking folks with criminal records in their hiring. He argued in a FOX Business op-ed-->…