On November 1, 2013, Seattle’s new “ban the box” ordinance will limit an employer’s ability to ask about an applicant’s criminal background. This law affects all job applicants, independent contractors and employees who perform 50% of their services within the Seattle city limits. Specifically during the initial screening process you are unable to ask about a potential employees criminal background and/or perform a criminal background check.
Those that are not in compliance with the ordinance can face fines between $750 to $1,000 per offense, plus attorney fees.
For more information on this ordinance and things that you need to do to be in compliance, please click on the following link:
http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=a30ffb0b-8a77-4392-a0d5-855313961503
Mark Gjurasic
Monday, September 30, 2013
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
What other people read on this blog
-
In a television advertisement, Bill Gates Sr. came out in favor of Initiative 1098 -- the income tax initiative. Mr Gates is not as wealthy...
-
Last week, Gov. Bob Ferguson signed the state’s new two-year operating budget into law. The $78 billion spending plan contains nearly $10 ...
-
The big government, anti tax-control I-1033 forces have an advertisement airing which says more taxation will lead to prosperity. They want...
-
Washington Senate Democrats introduced a set of sweeping tax proposals totaling more than $12 billion, despite Senate Republicans presenti...
-
On Tuesday, May 20th, Governor Bob Ferguson signed House Bill 1163, instituting a "permit to purchase" scheme for the purchase a...
Effing the ineffable - Washington State elections sometimes have been rigged.
“It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything.”
-- Joseph Stalin
No comments:
Post a Comment