Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019

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United States federal law ban-the-box law

The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 is a U.S. federal law that restricts when federal agencies and contractors can inquire about an applicant’s criminal history, aiming to promote fair hiring practices for people with records.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Fair Chance Act	1
Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 canonical	1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal law ⓘ ban-the-box law ⓘ
aimsTo	prevent early-stage discrimination based on criminal history ⓘ promote fair hiring practices ⓘ reduce barriers to employment for people with criminal records ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 ⓘ surface form: Fair Chance Act
appliesTo	certain positions with federal contractors ⓘ civilian positions in the federal government ⓘ federal agencies ⓘ federal contractors ⓘ
benefits	people with arrest records ⓘ people with conviction records ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
establishes	complaint procedures for applicants ⓘ
exempts	law enforcement positions ⓘ positions requiring access to classified information ⓘ positions where criminal history checks are required by law ⓘ
hasPurpose	increase employment opportunities for individuals with arrest or conviction records ⓘ standardize fair chance hiring practices across federal government ⓘ
implementedBy	federal agency human resources offices ⓘ federal contractor human resources departments ⓘ
influencedBy	state and local ban-the-box initiatives ⓘ
legalForm	statute ⓘ
partOf	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ⓘ
policyArea	civil rights ⓘ criminal justice reform ⓘ employment law ⓘ
prohibits	criminal history inquiries before conditional offer of employment for covered positions ⓘ
protects	job applicants with criminal records in early hiring stages ⓘ
providesFor	possible penalties for violations by agencies and contractors ⓘ
regulates	interview questions about criminal history for covered positions ⓘ job application forms used by federal employers ⓘ timing of criminal history inquiries in hiring ⓘ use of criminal history information in federal hiring ⓘ
scope	civilian federal employment and covered contractor positions ⓘ
seeksTo	delay criminal background checks until later in hiring process ⓘ encourage individualized assessment of applicants ⓘ
signedBy	Donald Trump ⓘ
subjectOf	restrictions on asking about criminal history before conditional job offer ⓘ
targets	hiring practices of federal contractors ⓘ hiring practices of federal employers ⓘ
year	2019 ⓘ

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Subject: Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019
Description of subject: The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 is a U.S. federal law that restricts when federal agencies and contractors can inquire about an applicant’s criminal history, aiming to promote fair hiring practices for people with records.

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 → includesNamedAct → Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 ⓘ

Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 → alsoKnownAs → Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fair Chance Act