Marc Snyder voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Prohibits Employers from Asking About Employee Criminal History
Signed by Governor Jared Polis
Title: Prohibits Employers from Asking About Employee Criminal History
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits employers from asking prospective employees about their criminal histories.
Prohibits beginning on September 21, 2021, employers with 11 or more employees from the following, including (Sec. 2):
Stating in an employment advertisement that someone with a criminal history may not apply for the position;
Stating on any employment application form that someone with a criminal history may not apply for the position; and
Inquiring into, or requiring disclosure of an applicant’s criminal history on initial written or electronic application.
Specifies that an employer may obtain the publicly available criminal background report of an applicant at any time (Sec. 2).
Exempts certain positions being advertised if federal, state, or local laws and regulations prohibits individuals with certain criminal history from being employed (Sec. 2).
Defines “Criminal history” as the records of arrests, charges, pleas, and convictions for any misdemeanor or felony at the federal, state, or local level (Sec. 2).
Title: Prohibits Employers from Asking About Employee Criminal History
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits employers from asking prospective employees about their criminal histories.
Prohibits beginning on September 21, 2021, employers with 11 or more employees from the following, including (Sec. 2):
Stating in an employment advertisement that someone with a criminal history may not apply for the position;
Stating on any employment application form that someone with a criminal history may not apply for the position; and
Inquiring into, or requiring disclosure of an applicant’s criminal history on initial written or electronic application.
Specifies that an employer may obtain the publicly available criminal background report of an applicant at any time (Sec. 2).
Exempts certain positions being advertised if federal, state, or local laws and regulations prohibits individuals with certain criminal history from being employed (Sec. 2).
Defines “Criminal history” as the records of arrests, charges, pleas, and convictions for any misdemeanor or felony at the federal, state, or local level (Sec. 2).
Title: Prohibits Employers from Asking About Employee Criminal History