bringing with it new obligations for New York employers who rely on criminal background checks. Under the Act, certain criminal convictions will be automatically sealed after specified periods of ...

Starting Saturday, almost 2.5 million New Yorkers will have their state criminal records automatically sealed under the Clean Slate Act.

including the New York City Fair Chance Act. These new obligations apply in instances where an employer is conducting a background check of an applicant, an employee, or an independent contractor.