Colorado's Ban the Box Law Takes Effect September 1, 2019
Governor Jared Polis signed the Colorado Chance to Compete Act into law on May 28, 2019, making Colorado the 13th U.S. state to adopt "ban the box" legislation. Read More
Federal Appeals Court Backs Federally Regulated Employer in Suit Alleging Auto-Exclusion Criminal Record Policy Violated Title VII
The Eighth Circuit rejected an appeal from a putative class of minority workers who alleged that a federally regulated bank violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act when it failed to sponsor waivers to overcome a federal law that bars certain former criminals from working for FDIC-backed banks. Read More
Criminal Record Screening Policies Continue to Raise Important Compliance Issues
BY ROD M. FLIEGEL ON APRIL 6, 2018 This article was originally published on Littler Mendelson's website. Click here to read the original article . Read More
New York record sealing provision goes into effect
Effective Oct. 7, 2017, individuals who have not been arrested or convicted of a crime in the past 10 years are now eligible to request to seal certain previous criminal convictions. Read More
New York court ruling clarifies application of state’s criminal history discrimination law
In a recent ruling, the New York Court of Appeals held that only “employers” may be liable for criminal conviction history discrimination under the New York State Human Rights Law (“NYSHRL”). Read More