Criminal Background Checks

California Proposes Regulation on the Use of Criminal Background Checks

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Kathy White, Esq.

California’s Fair Employment and Housing Council has issued proposed regulations on the use of criminal history information in making employment decisions and is giving the interested public until April 7, 2016 to give their feedback. Presently, California law (Labor Code §§432.7, 432.8) prohibits an employer from asking about or considering the following types of criminal Read more

New Jersey Employers Prepare for New Hiring Restrictions

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Kathy White, Esq.

The New Jersey legislature has approved to new bills that will affect New Jersey employers’ hiring practices. These measures are: “Ban the box”— a law that would prohibit employers from inquiring about job candidates’ criminal histories during the initial hiring process; and Discrimination against the unemployed— a law that would prohibit employers from considering applicants’ Read more