New York Passes Four New Rules Affecting Background Checks to Help Ex-Offenders Have a Second Chance
Effective February 1, 2009, three (3) new rules go into effect in the State of New York designed to give ex-offenders a second chance of entering the workforce. These rules affect both employers and background firms. A fourth law, effective September, 2008, gives employers some additional protections against lawsuits for negligent hiring if they can…