Starting October 27, 2015, employers with four or more employees are largely prohibited from seeking arrest and criminal conviction history when recruiting employment candidates in New York City and face tighter restrictions and obligations when using such information in the hiring process. For further information about the restrictions, see our June 2015 FEB and the Fair Chance Act.
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