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Labor/Employment

Mar. 11, 2014

Getting back to work: how to clean a criminal record

In light of the recent enactment of Senate Bill 530, now is a good time for the legal community to refresh its understanding of how to clean a criminal record. By Samuel T. McAdam


By Samuel T. McAdam


In light of the recent enactment of Senate Bill 530, now is a good time for the legal community to refresh its understanding of how to clean a criminal record. Under the new law, codified at Labor Code Section 432.7, an employer is prohibited from seeking, asking about or using a conviction, either misdemeanor or felony, subsequently dismissed pursuant to Penal Code Section 1203.4.


In general terms, Section 1203.4 authorizes the cou...

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