Most New York City Employers Must Revise Background Screening Processes
August 30th 2021 by Duane Morris @ www.shrm.org
Amendments expanding existing employment protections under the New York City Fair Chance Act (FCA), also known as the ban-the-box law, became effective on July 29.
Among other changes discussed below, the amendments (i) affect the process for taking into account the criminal history of job applicants―including requiring all background checks other than criminal ones, such as a reference or education check, be completed before a conditional offer is made if a criminal background check is to then be run―and (ii) require a full analysis of pending criminal arrests and charges of both job applicants and employees. These two requirements set New York City apart from other jurisdictions with...