The past year marked significant developments in employment compliance, with substantial changes across multiple areas of law that directly impact how employers conduct background checks, manage hiring processes, and develop workplace policies. From criminal history reform to cannabis legalization, pay equity, artificial intelligence, and E-Verify updates, 2024 brought changes that emphasize fairness, equity, accountability, and technological oversight in hiring practices.
Clean slate laws offer individuals second chances by sealing or expunging certain criminal conviction and non-conviction records from public access after they remain crime-free for a specified period. These laws aim to reduce hiring barriers and promote fair employment opportunities for individuals with prior convictions.
Key updates from 2024 include:
A simmering dispute between a Live Oak businessman and the city’s police department continues to escalate. Newly released body-worn camera footage showed a Live Oak police officer who made a serie...