The Nuts and Bolts of Criminal Background Checks in California

When it comes to legislation restricting employer use of criminal records, California seems to be leading the charge. In the last six months alone, California employers became subject to new laws that restrict their use of criminal records in pre-hire and other employment decisions. On January 10, 2017, the California Fair Employment & Housing Council (FEHC) approved new regulations that borrow heavily from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) April 2012 “Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions.” At the city level, Los Angeles joined San Francisco by implementing a comprehensive ban-the-box law.

In this webinar, Littler attorneys will walk through all existing California state and city laws that regulate private sector employer use of criminal records and touch briefly on a new state-wide ban-the-box bill introduced by California lawmakers in February 2017. You will leave this webinar with a better understanding of when you can obtain criminal history pre-hire, what information you cannot consider, and how you must document and or notify job applicants of any adverse employment decision.

Time:

10:00 - 11:00 am PT
11:00 am - 12:00 pm MT
12:00 - 1:00 pm CT
1:00 - 2:00 pm ET