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Effective December 20, 2022: The federal government and its contractors are prohibited from asking about the criminal history of a job applicant prior to a conditional offer of employment at  Hire Image . President Trump recently signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 into law.  This law includes The Fair Chance Act (“Act”) that becomes effective two years after the date of enactment, banning the box for the federal government. There are some important exceptions in the Act for federal positions related to law enforcement and national security duties, positions requiring access to classified information, and positions where access to criminal history is required by law. Click here for more information at  Hire Image  website. Ban the Box laws have already spread throughout much of the country and now to the federal government. For more information on Ban the Box and other laws, and whether they affect your state, visit our resourc...

Hire Image  reports that, last month, New York City passed a first-of-its-kind law banning employers from conducting pre-employment marijuana testing. According to New York City Council’s Legislative Process, because the law was not signed or vetoed by the mayor within 30 days, it became law on May 10, 2019 and is effective one year later on May 10, 2020. The new law amends the New York City Human Rights Law and states that it is an unlawful discriminatory practice for an employer, labor organization, employment agency, or agent to require a prospective employee to submit to a drug test for the presence of  any THC or marijuana as a condition of employment.  There are exceptions for certain applicants and types of employment.  As such, pre-employment marijuana testing will continue to be permissible for:  police officers or other law enforcement jobs, certain construction and maintenance jobs, positions requiring a commercial driver’s licen...

Immacuclean Cleaning Services in New York was the subject of an investigation by the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement over the past year.  During that time, the company was required to produce Forms I-9 for hundreds of employees.  The investigation yielded the following findings: failure to prepare or present I-9s for 224 employees, failure to timely prepare I-9s for 102 employees, and failure to ensure proper completion of section 1 and/or failure to properly complete section 2 of the I-9s for 337 employees. The Administrative Law Judge found the company liable for 655 total violations of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The penalty was also enhanced for findings of bad faith and violations involving unauthorized workers, resulting in $1,161,143.20 in total penalties. At  Hire Image , we understand that proper documentation for all of your employees has never been more important. Contact us for any questions or t...