By Jean M. Wilson and Pamela Q. Devata
Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 14, 2024, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed legislation that would prohibit employers from obtaining or using a true credit report for employment purposes. The proposed law, which includes only limited exceptions, would be one of the most restrictive of its kind in the country. The bill is
Continue Reading Massachusetts Set to Restrict Employers from Using Credit Checks in Making Employment DecisionsBy Michael Fleischer, Jean Wilson, and Barry Miller
Synopsis: Massachusetts Attorney General investigates 70 employers (both large and small – across all industries), citing 21 of them for violating the state’s “ban the box” law, which prohibits most businesses from asking about job candidates’ criminal backgrounds on initial employment applications.
Last week, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healy
Continue Reading Mass. AG on the Lookout for Prohibited Criminal History Inquiries
By Jennifer L. Mora and Pamela Q. Devata
Seyfarth Synopsis: Michigan Governor Rick Snyder recently signed a bill that will prohibit counties and cities from enacting “ban-the-box” ordinances or other restrictions on the ability of private employers to inquire about criminal history early in the hiring process.”
On March 26, 2018, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed Senate Bill 0353
Continue Reading Michigan Bans Local Ban-the-Box Laws
By Pamela Q. Devata, Robert T. Szyba, Alnisa Bell, and Ephraim J. Pierre
Seyfarth Synopsis: As cities across the nation adopt “ban the box” legislation that regulates private employers’ ability to inquire into applicants’ and employees’ criminal histories, employers face a nuanced gauntlet of compliance issues. This post briefly reviews recent developments in New York City, Philadelphia,
Continue Reading Trends In the “Ban the Box” Movement: Recent Developments In City Ordinances