Source: https://www.laborposters.org/new-york/256-criminal-convictions-records-poster.htm
Timestamp: 2020-01-20 12:05:02
Document Index: 470477746

Matched Legal Cases: ['§750', '§751', '§752', '§753', '§754', '§755']

Free New York Criminal Convictions Records Labor Law Poster 2020
New York Criminal Convictions Records Poster Required
The Criminal Convictions Records is an equal opportunity law poster by the New York Department Of Labor. This is a mandatory posting for all employers in New York, and businesses who fail to comply may be subject to fines or sanctions.
This poster must be posted in a conspicuous place where all employees will see it. This poster describes what unfair discrimination against anyone who has been convicted of a crime is as well as how someone previously convicted of a crime can file a complaint if they feel discriminated against.
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§750. Definitions.  For the purposes of this article, the following
(2)  "Private employer" means any person, company, corporation,
(3) "Direct relationship" means that the nature  of  criminal
conduct  for  which  the person was convicted has a direct bearing on
his fitness  or ability to perform one or more  of  the  duties  or
(4)  "License"  means  any  certificate,  license,  permit or grant
of permission  required  by  the  laws  of  this state, its political
profession. Provided,  however, that "license" shall not, for the
(5)  "Employment" means any occupation, vocation or employment, or
§751.  Applicability.  The provisions of this article shall apply to
any application by any person for a license or employment at any public
or  private  employer,  who has previously been convicted of one or
more criminal offenses in this state or in any other jurisdiction, and
to any license or employment held by any person whose conviction of one
or more criminal offenses in this state or in any  other  jurisdiction
preceded such employment or granting of a license, except where a
mandatory forfeiture, disability or bar to employment is imposed by
law, and has not been removed by an executive pardon, certificate of
relief from disabilities or certificate of good conduct. Nothing in
§752.  Unfair discrimination against persons previously convicted of
one or more criminal offenses prohibited. No application for any
license or employment, and no employment or license held by  an
individual, to which the provisions of this article are applicable,
shall be denied or acted  upon  adversely  by  reason  of  the
individual's  having been previously convicted of one or more criminal
offenses, or by reason of a finding of lack of "good moral character"
when such finding is based upon the fact that the individual has
(1) There is a direct relationship between one or more of the
previous criminal offenses and the specific license or employment
sought or held by the individual; or
(2) the issuance or continuation of the license or the granting or
continuation of the employment would involve an unreasonable risk to
property or to the safety or welfare of specific individuals or the
§753. Factors to be considered concerning a previous criminal
conviction; presumption. 1. In making a determination pursuant to
section seven hundred fifty-two of this chapter, the public agency or
private employer shall consider the following factors:
(a) The public policy of this state, as expressed in this act, to
encourage the licensure and employment of persons previously convicted
(b) The specific duties and responsibilities necessarily related to
the license or employment sought or held by the person.
(c) The bearing, if any, the criminal offense or offenses for which
the person was previously convicted will have on his fitness or ability
to perform one or more such duties or responsibilities.
(d) The time which has elapsed since the occurrence of the criminal
(e) The age of the person at the time of occurrence of the criminal
(g) Any information produced by the person, or produced on his
behalf, in regard to his rehabilitation and good conduct.
(h)  The legitimate interest of the public agency or private
employer in protecting property, and the safety and welfare of specific
individuals or the general public.
2.  In making a determination pursuant to section seven hundred
fifty-two of this chapter, the public agency or private employer shall
also give consideration to a certificate of relief from disabilities or
a certificate of good conduct issued to the applicant, which
certificate shall create a presumption of rehabilitation in regard to
the offense or offenses specified therein.
§754. Written statement upon denial of license or employment.  At the
request of any person previously convicted of one or more criminal
offenses who has been denied a license or employment, a public agency
or private employer shall provide, within thirty days of a request, a
§755. Enforcement. 1. In relation to actions by public agencies, the
provisions of this article shall be enforceable by a proceeding brought
2. In relation to actions by private employers, the provisions of
this article shall be enforceable by the division of human rights
pursuant to the powers and procedures set forth in article fifteen of
the executive law, and, concurrently, by the New York city commission
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