HB 994 Labor and Employment Criminal Record Screening Practices (Ban the Box)

About HB-994

Prohibiting employers who employ 15 or more full-time employees from requiring an applicant for employment, before the first in-person interview, to disclose certain information regarding the criminal record of the applicant except under certain circumstances; authorizing the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to conduct an investigation to determine whether the Act has been violated on receipt of a written complaint of an applicant or employee; authorizing the Commissioner to assess a certain civil penalty; etc.