So Do I Really Have to Hire Criminals?
JAMES MCDONALD
PartnerFisher & Phillips LLP
James J. McDonald, Jr., J.D., SPHR, SHRM-SCP, is managing partner of the Irvine office of Fisher & Phillips LLP, where he has advised and defended California employers for more than 27 years. He is author of California Employment Law: An Employer's Guide, published by SHRM, and he teaches labor and employment law in the Human Resources Management Program at the University of California, Irvine.
Credits
CalBar - MCLE:1.25, HRCI - California:1.25, SHRM - PDC:1.25
Description
The "Ban the Box" movement has many employers questioning whether they should ask job applicants about criminal convictions at all. Several jurisdictions, including Los Angeles, now have strict "Ban the Box" laws, the EEOC has issued Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions, and the California Fair Employment and Housing Council has issued new regulations on Consideration of Criminal History in Employment Decisions. This presentation will demonstrate how an employer can lawfully consider an applicant's criminal history, and it will advocate that employers continue to do so in spite of these laws.
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