NC H1077

Employers with four or more employees cannot inquire about or consider criminal history until after making a conditional job offer, with exceptions for positions required by law to conduct background checks.

Disqualification based on prior conviction requires employers to consider seven factors including crime severity, date, applicant's age, rehabilitation efforts, and nexus to job duties.

Employers must provide applicants with written notice of convictions, a copy of criminal history, and examples of mitigation evidence, with applicants given five business days to respond before final hiring decisions.

Extends housing discrimination protections to prohibit discrimination based on criminal history, including arrests, sealed convictions, and juvenile justice records.

Appropriates $130,952 in recurring funds for fiscal year 2020-2021 to fund one Department of Justice attorney position to investigate complaints.

Provisions expire on the earlier of the date the Governor rescinds Executive Order No. 116 (COVID-19 State of Emergency) or March 1, 2021.