OK SB1075

Employers cannot exclude job applicants from initial interviews solely because of a past criminal conviction

Employers are prohibited from requiring criminal conviction disclosure on employment applications or prior to an initial interview

If no interview is conducted, employers cannot require criminal conviction disclosure before making a conditional offer of employment

Exemptions apply to law enforcement agencies, criminal justice system employers, positions where federal/state/local law requires criminal history checks, and employers seeking nonemployee volunteers

Employers may still consider conviction history when making final hiring decisions; enforcement assigned to the Commissioner of Labor with effective date of November 1, 2016