Today, the New York City Commission on Human Rights (“NYCCHR”), held a public hearing on the proposed amendments to the Fair Chance Act (“FCA”), which prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of criminal history against...more
The New York City Commission on Human Rights (“NYCCHR”) recently announced that it collected $1.4 million in penalties in 2015, which is double the amount collected in 2014. Carmelyn P. Malalis joined the NYCCHR in February...more
The New York City Commission on Human Rights (“NYCCHR”) has published proposed amendments to the Fair Chance Act (“FCA”), which prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of criminal history against job applicants and...more
On November 5, 2015, the New York City Commission on Human Rights released its long awaited Enforcement Guidance governing the New York City Fair Chance Act, which makes it unlawful to request or consider an applicant’s...more
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
10/26/2015
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Background Checks ,
Conditional Job Offers ,
Credit Discrimination ,
Credit Reports ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Criminal Records ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Application ,
Exceptions ,
Fair Chance Act ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Ads ,
Job Applicants ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
NYCCHR ,
NYCHRL ,
SCDEA
Earlier this year, the New York City Council passed two laws which place limitations on an employer’s ability to use background checks including credit checks (otherwise known as consumer reports) in employment decisions: the...more
10/2/2015
/ Background Checks ,
Credit Checks ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Exceptions ,
Fair Chance Act ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Human Rights ,
NYCCHR ,
SCDEA
On June 10, 2015, the New York City Council voted to prohibit private employers from asking job applicants questions about criminal convictions on job applications. Under the Fair Chance Act (the “Act”) an employer may ask...more