{"id":8660,"date":"2025-04-18T14:36:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T14:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/?post_type=resources&p=8660"},"modified":"2026-06-23T11:05:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T16:05:32","slug":"washington-likely-to-strengthen-fair-chance-law","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/state-compliance\/washington-likely-to-strengthen-fair-chance-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Likely to Strengthen Fair Chance Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Emily Scace<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Washington legislature has passed a law that would enhance criminal background screening protections for job applicants and employees. Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has until April 22 to sign or veto the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Washington Fair Chance Act, in effect since 2018, already prohibits employers from including questions about criminal history on job applications, using language in job postings that excludes people with criminal records from applying, and implementing policies that automatically or categorically exclude individuals with criminal records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H.B. 1747<\/a> would add to these protections by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n