Pennsylvania and Philadelphia recently enacted changes that impact employer criminal background screening. ...more
1/5/2024
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Continuing the recent deluge of salary history ban laws, on July 25, 2019, New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver signed Bill A1094 into law. Like other recent laws limiting salary history inquiries, New Jersey’s law...more
7/29/2019
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On July 5, 2018, Governor David Y. Ige signed Senate Bill 2351 into law, adding Hawaii to the list of jurisdictions generally prohibiting employers from asking applicants about their prior compensation history....more
7/6/2018
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On March 14, 2016, Philadelphia’s so-called “ban the box” law, the Philadelphia Fair Criminal Records Screening Ordinance, became effective. With it came the release of a mandatory new poster restating the major elements of...more