Labor/Employment,
Corporate,
Administrative/Regulatory
Jan. 10, 2018
AB 1008: Restrictions on criminal history inquiries
Assembly Bill 1008 prohibits employers with five or more employees from inquiring into an applicant's criminal history until after they make a conditional offer of employment.
Katherine P. Sandberg
Associate
Hunton, Andrews & Kurth LLP
Email: ksandberg@HuntonAK.com
McGeorge SOL Univ of the Pacific
As of Jan. 1, 2018, Assembly Bill 1008 prohibits employers with five or more employees from inquiring into an applicant's criminal history until after they make a conditional offer of employment. Thus, the employer cannot run a background check or otherwise ask about the applicant's conviction history until after that conditional offer is made. Additionally, the employer cannot then deny the applicant the position based on any criminal history that is gathered unless ...
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