The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has revised its regulations on Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to conform with the previously enacted Fair Hiring in Banking Act (FHBA). The FHBA paved the way...more
The Wisconsin Fair Employment Act’s (WFEA’s) prohibition against discrimination based on employees’ arrest and conviction record has always been considered broad, and its standard of allowing employers to make employment...more
New York has joined the growing number of states that have enacted “clean slate” legislation that will automatically seal certain criminal records. The new law will require employers to review any hiring processes related to...more
Covered financial institutions (such as banks and credit unions) have been swept into a new “fair chance” initiative designed to further reduce barriers to individuals with certain convictions....more
On January 1, 2023, a major law about the erasure and consideration of criminal convictions in employment in Connecticut will take effect.
Passed by the Connecticut legislature and signed into law by Governor Ned Lamont in...more
Florida’s new Miya’s Law, Fla. Stat. 83.515, imposes background screening and other specific requirements on landlords regarding their employees who work in apartments that can be classified as “nontransient” or “transient.”...more
The New York City Council amended New York City’s Fair Chance Act (FCA) to significantly expand the scope of protections for applicants and employees with criminal charges or arrests. The amendments are effective on July 29,...more
Following Mayor Bill de Blasio’s non-action on the bill passed by the New York City Council in December expanding the scope of New York City’s Fair Chance Act (FCA), the amendments have become law. The amendments, which go...more
The Suffolk County, New York, Legislature has passed the “Fair Employment Screening Amendment” to the Suffolk County Code, prohibiting the County or any other employer having at least 15 employees from asking job applicants...more