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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Fair Chance Act	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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