Fair chance laws: an overview
How ban-the-box and offer-first rules change the order of a hire, how the EEOC floor still applies, and how PreHireBadge fail-closes unknown or small-employer cases.
- 49 min
- 7 modules + exam
- Certificate of completion
For employers, HR, and hiring managers in the United States.
What you will be able to do
- Explain offer-first in one sentence
- Name the three EEOC starting points for an individualized look
- Know that this product treats extra private-employer locations as offer-first until counsel says otherwise
Syllabus
- 1Ban-the-box and offer-firstFair-chance rules change when you may ask about records, not whether a report can ever be used.8 min(open)
- 2Why the order of hiring mattersIf you ask too early, you may never reach a lawful assessment of the record against the job.7 min
- 3The federal floor is still thereEverywhere in the United States, the EEOC's 2012 guidance still frames how arrest and conviction records may be used.8 min
- 4States and cities add their own clocksNew York City, California, and Washington are in Wave 1 because they change the order of hiring and the assessment.8 min
- 5Employer size is not yours to guess in the productSome laws turn on employee count. This product fail-closes small bands in New York City and California rather than assuming you are exempt.6 min
- 6Hiring in more than one placeUse the work location, not the founder's home address, to pick the rule.7 min
- 7Where to go nextTake the city or state course that matches the job, then the assessment course.5 min
- Final exam10 questions. 80% passes. Opens after the last module.
- Certificate of completionYour name, the course, and the date, with a public page anyone can check.
Sources
The primary sources this course is written from.
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Enforcement guidance on arrest and conviction records
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Background Checks: What Employers Need to Know (with the FTC)
- Federal Trade Commission: Using Consumer Reports: What Employers Need to Know
- New York City Commission on Human Rights: Fair Chance Act legal enforcement guidance
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