FL S0798

Prohibits employers from excluding job applicants from initial interviews solely based on criminal convictions or guilty/nolo contendere pleas for offenses listed in section 435.04(2).

Bars employers from requiring applicants to disclose criminal history on employment applications or before interviews, and prohibits requesting disclosure before making conditional job offers if no interview is conducted.

Allows employers to still consider an applicant's conviction history during the hiring decision process after an initial interview has been conducted.

Exempts law enforcement agencies, criminal justice system employers, employers required by federal/state/local law to consider criminal history, and employers hiring volunteers.

Designates the Department of Economic Opportunity as the enforcement agency and establishes an effective date of July 1, 2018.