Creates the “Fair Criminal Records Screening Act” which amends the Re-entry Facilitation Amendment Act of 2012. The new law prohibits the consideration of a job applicant’s arrest records during the hiring process, restricts an employer’s inquiry into a job applicant’s prior convictions until after a conditional job offer, and establishes penalties for non-compliance of the law.

We have recently updated our Handbook based on an amendment to the Earned Sick and Safe Leave Amendment Act of 2013 which modifies the existing law in a number of significant ways. New eligibility criteria allow employees to accrue and use sick/safe leave earlier in their tenure. The law also extends protections to tipped restaurant staff.