hiring & criminal records joshua kim joshua@anewwayoflife.org

Hiring & Criminal Records

Joshua Kimjoshua@anewwayoflife.org

Willingness to Hire

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Holzer, Raphael & Stoll, Employer Demand for Ex-Offenders: Recent Evidence from Los Angeles, Urban Institute Research Series (March 2003).

Basic Laws

(1) Dismissal(2) ICRAA /FCRA(3) Title VII

Penal Code §§ 1203.4, 1203.4a

set aside the verdict of guiltydismiss the charge

released from all penalties and disabilities

Cf. Penal Code § 1203.45

2 Cal. Code Reg. § 7287.4(d)(1)(B)

It is unlawful for an employer to inquire or seek

information regarding any applicant concerningany misdemeanor conviction dismissed

pursuant to Penal Code Section 1203.4.

Cal. Lab. C. § 432.7(a)No employer… shall seek … or utilize,

as a factor in determining any condition of employment… any record

of arrest or detention that did not result in conviction, or any record

regarding… any… diversion program.

Cal. Educ. C. § 87405(a)

Governing boards of community college districts shall not employ … persons who have been convicted of

any sex offense … or controlled substance offense.

Cal. Educ. C. § 87405(b)

[N]o person shall be denied employment … solely on the basis that he or she has been convicted of a sex offense or a controlled

substance offense if he or she has … applied for a certificate of rehabilitation ... and if the information or accusation has been dismissed pursuant to Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code.

FCRA v. ICRAA

15 U.S.C. Cal. Civ. Codecopy to consumer 1681b(b)(3) 1786.16

certification 1681b(b)(1)(A) 1786.20(a)

complete & current 1681k 1786.28

accuracy 1681e(b) 1786.20(b)

obsolescence 1681c(a)(5) 1786.18(a)(7)

damages 1681n, 1681o 1786.50

FCRA v. ICRAA

15 U.S.C. Cal. Civ. Codecopy to consumer before adverse action if requested on application

certification permissible purpose, compliance w/ procedures

complete & current strict procedures designed to insure…

accuracy reasonable procedures to assure maximum possible accuracy

obsolescence 7 yrs, except conviction 7 years

damages $100-$1000 if willful, or actual damages

$10,000, or actual damages

Title VII

Targeted Exclusion+

Individualized Assessment

Title VII

What happened?How often and when?

Rehabilitation?