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California Employers Using Criminal History Face New Compliance Obligations

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For many years, California employers have been subject to the state’s Fair Chance Act, which (in a nutshell) requires employers to...more

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Illinois Imposes New Criminal History Check Requirements on Employers

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On March 23, 2021, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill (SB1480) that amends the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) to, among other things, impose new requirements on employers that perform criminal history checks on their...more

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NYC Votes To Further Prohibit Consideration Of Criminal History In Employment Settings

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Further restrictions on New York City employers’ ability to take adverse action against applicants or employees based on their criminal history are on the horizon. The New York City Council just passed a bill which will...more

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New Year, New Local Ban-the-Box Restrictions on Background Checks

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With the start of a new year—and a new decade—employers in San Francisco, California, Waterloo, Iowa, and Grand Rapids, Michigan, must follow new “ban-the-box” laws restricting their use of criminal records in hiring and...more

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Illinois Legislature Legalizes Recreational Marijuana - An Overview of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act

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• On May 31, 2019, the Illinois General Assembly adopted the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (the Act) – legalizing the sale, possession and use of marijuana for recreational purposes by adults over age 21 starting Jan. 1,...more

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New California Regulations Further Limit Employers' Ability to Use Criminal History in Making Employment Decisions

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Effective July 1, 2017, new regulations from the California Fair Employment and Housing Council will further limit an employer’s ability to consider the criminal history of a job applicant or employee when making employment...more

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Best Practices for Complying with the New York City Fair Chance Act

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Given the imminent effective date of New York City’s Fair Chance Act, employers may be wondering what they need to do to comply with the law. As many employers are aware, effective October 27, 2015, the Fair Chance Act...more

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NYCCHR Publishes Pre-Adverse Action Form

New York City’s new Fair Chance Act goes into effect this Tuesday (October 27, 2015). As discussed in our prior posts, New York employers have long been required – prior to taking adverse action on the basis of an...more

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“Cat’s Paw” – Or Perhaps “Tiger’s Paw” Theory Now

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For those interested in the origin, the term “cat’s paw” derives from a fable of a monkey who employs flattery to convince a cat to pull chestnuts out of a fire. Today the term commonly refers to a person used unwittingly or...more

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“Ban-the-Box” and Beyond: Employers That Do Business In or Contract with the City of San Francisco Should Review Sweeping...

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On February 11, 2014, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed sweeping amendments to San Francisco Police Code, Article 49, and Administrative Code, Article 12 (“the amendments” or “the ordinances”) that significantly...more

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Will New Jersey Go “Ban The Box” And Beyond? New Jersey Takes Step To Prohibit Employers From Asking About A Job Applicant’s...

Recently, in a 6-3 vote, New Jersey’s Assembly Labor Committee advanced a bill (A-3837), known as the Opportunity to Compete Act, that would prohibit New Jersey employers with 15 or more employees from asking candidates about...more

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New Seattle Job Assistance Ordinance Limits Employers' Reliance on Criminal Records

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Seattle employers are about to become much more restricted in their ability to inquire into or act upon the criminal records of applicants and employees. On November 1st, the Seattle Job Assistance Ordinance, SMC 14.17, takes...more

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