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New York’s Clean Slate Act Requires Sealing of Certain Convictions and Imposes New Notice Obligations on Employers Conducting Criminal Background Checks

The New York Clean Slate Act (the Act), which took effect Nov. 16, 2024, provides for the automatic sealing of certain convictions when certain periods of time have passed, after which information ...
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New York’s Clean Slate Act Limits Consideration of Most Criminal Convictions for Employers Running Criminal Background Checks

The Act mandates that the New York State Unified Court System seal all eligible convictions in the next three years (i.e., November 16, 2027). Subsequently, all sealed convictions will be unavailable ...
The National Law Review

New York’s Clean Slate Act Requires Employers to Update Background Check Processes

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