Employment issues

SEE ATTACHED FACT SHEETS AND ASK THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TO FAVORABLY REPORT THE BILLS  H1763  S10372. An Act providing easier and greater access to record sealing (Rep. Malia, Sen. Friedman). Requires automatic sealing of records after the applicable waiting period by the…

  This is an op ed in favor of automatic criminal and juvenile record sealing and other improvements that can be made by pending legislation.  Contact Pauline at GBLS for more information at  pquirion@gbls.org

Regulations issued June 3 2014 to enforce the city of Boston's CORI Ordinance. Boston is prohibited from doing business with vendors who do not comply with Boston's CORI ordinance. The ordinance only allows CORI checks when required by law, or for sensitive jobs. CORI checks are allowed only at the…

On April 25, 2012, the EEOC issued new guidance on the application of Title VII to criminal records.  Click the "Go to Website" link below, to access a fact sheet prepared by the National Employment Law Project, which summarizes highlights of the new guidance.  According to NELP, "The…

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's enforcement guidance on how employers may use arrest and conviction records in their employment decisions. The EEOC has also issued Questions and Answers about this enforecement guidance. For additional information about this…

Mistakes on criminal background screening reports cost workers' jobs and skirt federal law (Fair Credit Reporting Act). Federal and state government and courts each have a role in improving the accuracy of background checks.Click the "Go to Website" link below to access NCLC's website and download…

Powerpoint presentation about the use of consumer or credit reports (which contain criminal background information) for employment screening, with some information about CORI as well.

Section 15-VI contains the agency's policy statement on disparate impact and criminal records.

Executive Order issued by Gov. Patrick on January 11, 2008. Among other things, the EO directs state agencies to change their hiring practices to allow people with CORIs to compete for jobs, and seeks to simplify rules for considering the CORIs of people who are seeking public housing.

Report from the Boston Foundation on CORI and Employment.

This is an important MCAD CORI related opinion that is hard to find on MCAD website although you can get it on Westlaw. In a nutshell, employer should not ask about or use juvenile records.

EEOC's 1990 Policy Statement on the use of criminal records in hiring. The Policy Guidance states that, since there is a disparate impact on job applicants who are African American or Latino/a, criminal records cannot be used as the basis for a hiring decision absent a business necessity.