AB 854

Current law, subject to certain exceptions, prohibits discrimination in

employment based on conviction record. Current law specifies, however, that it is not

employment discrimination because of conviction record to refuse to employ an

individual who has been convicted of a felony, misdemeanor, or other offense, the

circumstances of which substantially relate to the circumstances of the particular

job.

This bill provides that employment discrimination because of conviction record

includes requesting an applicant for employment, on an application form or

otherwise, to supply information regarding any conviction record of the applicant, or

otherwise inquiring into or considering the conviction record of an applicant for

employment, before the applicant has been selected for an interview by the

prospective employer.

The bill, however, does not prohibit an employer from notifying applicants for

employment that an individual with a particular conviction record may be

disqualified by law or the employer's policies from employment in particular

positions.