Employers in the city of Los Angeles will soon see new restrictions on questions about job applicants’ criminal history during the hiring process. Mayor Eric Garcetti has signed Assembly Bill 218, known as the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, which will limit employers’ consideration of job applicants’ criminal histories. The bill goes into […]
OPM Publishes Federal Agency Ban-the-Box Rule
Effective Jan. 3, 2017, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has created a ban-the-box rule for federal agencies. The OPM’s final rule states that federal agencies must wait until extending a conditional offer of employment before inquiring about the applicant’s criminal history. The change will help comply with Merit System Principles and the goals of […]