ON-DEMAND WEBINAR: “What New York Employers Need to Know about Recent Changes in Background Screening Requirements”

On January 27, 2009, the Pre-Employ.com Family of Companies – a nationwide leader in Human Resources services and solutions – sponsored a complimentary webinar “What New York Employers Need to Know about Recent Changes in Background Screening Requirements.”  In the webinar, expert guest speakers Pamela Devata and Scott Paler of Seyfarth Shaw LLP explained how New York's General Business Law was amended to impose broader notice requirements on employers using criminal convictions found in background screening for employment decisions.

Participants in the webinar learned – effective February 1, 2009 – employers in New York must post a copy of New York State Correction Law Article 23-A in the workplace, and must also provide a copy of Article 23-A to individuals subject to criminal background screening on two occasions: before requesting a criminal history report from a background screening company, and after receiving a background screening report indicating a criminal history “hit.”

The webinar also explained "best practices" for New York employers regarding background screening, and how Pre-employ.com can help them comply with the changes in New York’s background screening law with updated disclosure and authorization forms, a downloadable version of New York’s Correction law Article 23-A (PDF), and a link to an archived version of the webinar “What New York Employers Need to Know about Recent Changes in Background Screening Requirements” available for viewing on demand at www.pre-employ.com/NYLaw.

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