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<h2><em><strong>Need To Run Background Checks In New Jersey? </strong></em></h2>
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<h2><em><strong>Need To Run Background Checks In New Jersey? </strong></em></h2>
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<p>GoodHire Offers State, National & Federal Criminal Background Checks:</p>
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</ul><h2>Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)</h2>
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</ul><h2>Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)</h2>
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<p>In order to set a standard for hiring policies, the federal government created the Fair Credit Reporting Act, or FCRA, which monitors and protects both employers and job candidates.</p>
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<p>In order to set a standard for hiring policies, the federal government created the Fair Credit Reporting Act, or FCRA, which monitors and protects both employers and job candidates.</p>
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<h2>Ban-The-Box & Fair Hiring Laws</h2>
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<h2>Ban-The-Box & Fair Hiring Laws</h2>
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<p><strong>STATE LAWS - PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COMPANIES</strong></p>
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<p><strong>STATE LAWS - PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COMPANIES</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Who must follow:</strong> This ban-the-box law applies to all employers in the State of New Jersey who have at least 15 employees and either do business in, employ people in, or take applications for employment within the State of New Jersey.</p>
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<p><strong>Who must follow:</strong> This ban-the-box law applies to all employers in the State of New Jersey who have at least 15 employees and either do business in, employ people in, or take applications for employment within the State of New Jersey.</p>
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<p><strong>Timing of inquiry:</strong> Employers in New Jersey may not inquire into criminal history until after ther first interview.</p>
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<p><strong>Timing of inquiry:</strong> Employers in New Jersey may not inquire into criminal history until after ther first interview.</p>
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<p><strong>Consideration of records:</strong> Employers are prohibited from considering expunged or pardoned convictions when making an employment decision.</p>
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<p><strong>Consideration of records:</strong> Employers are prohibited from considering expunged or pardoned convictions when making an employment decision.</p>
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<p><strong>Adverse action implications:</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Adverse action implications:</strong></p>
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<ul><li><strong>Pre-adverse action:</strong> As a best practice, employers should include New Jersey’s Summary of Rights with each pre-adverse action notice.</li>
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<ul><li><strong>Pre-adverse action:</strong> As a best practice, employers should include New Jersey’s Summary of Rights with each pre-adverse action notice.</li>
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</ul><p><strong>NOTE:</strong> This state law preempts any other local or county ban the box law in New Jersey.</p>
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</ul><p><strong>NOTE:</strong> This state law preempts any other local or county ban the box law in New Jersey.</p>
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