Prince George's County, Maryland Passes Employment Fairness Act for Returning Citizens
The Employment Fairness Act for Returning Citizens ("the Act"), takes effect on September 16, 2024. Read More
New Pennsylvania Law Offers Qualified Employers Expanded Hiring Window
House Bill 764 allows specific employers that work with minors a 45-day provisional hiring period while the results of a background check are processed Read More
Chicago Enacts Amendments to and Expands Requirements of its Criminal History Screening Ordinance
By Andrew Gray and Rod M. Fliegel on May 10, 2023 Read More
Guidance Issued by Rhode Island Supreme Court on Expungement Law
The newly implemented law offers guidance on expunging marijuana records in compliance with the legalization law that was enacted in 2022. Read More
New York Governor Signs Clean Slate Law
Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law on November 16, 2023 requiring that certain past criminal conviction records be sealed. Read More