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Articles From Peter E. Hansen

Illinois Human Rights Act Amendment Limits Use of Criminal Convictions in Employment Decisions By Peter E. Hansen Diversity Leadership Council, June 2022 Illinois has long limited employers from considering an applicant’s or employee’s arrest records in making employment decisions, but a recent amendment to the Illinois Human Rights Act goes a step further by extending that prohibition to employment decisions based solely or in part on conviction records.

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