The pandemic’s effect on the labor market has caused some employers to delay or even drop employment screening from the hiring process and increasing marijuana legislation has led to the elimination of marijuana from pre-employment screening. But perhaps the year’s biggest challenge could be the redaction of identifying information provided by courts in two states with the possibility of more to come. Guidance on all subjects is patchy across the country, with cities, counties and states continuing to pass laws limiting the information that can be obtained by employers during the pre-employment screening process. “Ban the box” laws are designed to give people with criminal records a better chance at getting a job, but state and local jurisdictions are implementing their own unique requirements.
