NYC Council Looks To Restrict Pre-Employment Inquiries

Law360, New York (October 1, 2014, 10:44 AM EDT) -- The first few months of 2014 were a busy time for the New York City Council, arguably one of the nation's most employee-friendly legislative bodies. The City Council was tasked with hurriedly amending the citywide paid sick leave law and expanding workplace protections for pregnant employees and interns. Now, the council has set its sights on pre-employment inquiries. More precisely, it is considering two bills that have the potential to uproot mainstays of the hiring process by barring certain pre-employment criminal history inquiries and credit checks....

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