" (Fox News, 2013, p.1) Private companies who have contracts with the city and who employ more than nine people are prohibited from asking about the criminal record of applicants. Field research could be handled in this area of study through conducting a survey of applicants who have applied with companies with city contracts and asking them if they were asked about their criminal history when applying with these companies. There would be inherent advantages in field research in gaining knowledge about the compliance...

It does not appear that there would be any significant disadvantages to conducting research in this manner.
Works Cited

New Laws Makes Criminal Pasts Off-Limits in California City. (2013) Fox News. 3 Aug 2013. Retrieved from: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/08/03/new-laws-make-criminal-pasts-off-limits-in-california-city/

Surveymonkey (2013) Perceptions of Crime Survey. Retrieved from: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/59VSPHD