Exemptions, Fair Chance Act

The Fair Chance Act: Federal Contractors and Federal Agencies Will Have to Ban the Box

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 3/13/2020

Federal government contractors will need to be aware of the Fair Chance Act, a recently enacted statute that is scheduled to go into effect on December 20, 2021. The Act is a “ban-the-box” law that prohibits covered...more

City of Los Angeles Mayor to Sign Long-Awaited and Onerous “Ban the Box” Law

Littler on 12/12/2016

In the next week, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is expected to sign the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring (Initiative), which will prohibit most private sector employers from inquiring into a job applicant’s criminal...more

Everything You Need to Know About New York's New FCA Guidance

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/13/2015

As we previously reported, New York City’s Fair Chance Act (FCA) went into effect on October 27, 2015. On November 5, 2015, the New York City Commission on Human Rights (NYCCHR or Commission) issued long-anticipated guidance...more

"Fair Is Foul and Foul Is Fair" - NYC Employers Gird for Fair Chance Act

Foley & Lardner LLP on 10/20/2015

Things or people are not as they always appear to be. That message pervades not only Shakespeare’s Macbeth but also New York City’s Fair Chance Act (FCA), which is scheduled to go into effect next week (on October 27) and is...more

Two New NYC Statutes Constrain Hiring Process - Hedge Up - A Heads-Up on Employment Issues Confronting the Hedge Fund Industry

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 9/17/2015

If you read one thing... - Two new employment statutes place additional burden on New York City firms during prospective employee screening and provide fodder for the plaintiffs’ bar - Credit history and...more

NYC Mayor Signs “Ban the Box” Legislation Prohibiting Criminal Background Inquiries Prior to Offers of Employment

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 7/14/2015

On Oct. 27, 2015, the new NYC Fair Chance Act ( “FCA”), recently signed into law by Mayor Bill de Blasio, takes effect. The FCA prohibits most New York City employers from making inquiries into an applicant’s criminal...more