NY A07735

Prohibits employers, employment agencies, and their agents from making inquiries or statements about an applicant's arrest or conviction record during the application or interview process, including searches of public records or consumer reports for criminal background information.

Applicants cannot be required to respond to prohibited inquiries about criminal history, and refusal to respond cannot disqualify them from employment consideration.

Employers may conduct criminal background inquiries only after extending a job offer to an applicant.

If an employer revokes a job offer based on criminal history information, the employer must provide written explanation including a copy of the report, and the applicant has five business days to respond.

Exempts actions required by state, federal, or local law that mandate criminal background checks or bar employment based on criminal history.