AB 2095: Employment discrimination: conviction history.

This bill aims to amend the California Fair Employment and Housing Act to protect job applicants from discriminatory practices based on their conviction history. The bill prohibits employers with 5 or more employees from asking for consent to conduct a conviction history background check or requesting consent before providing job duties and potentially related consequences. Employers are required to provide job applicants with a list of all specific job duties and to inform them of the potential consequences of a conviction. If an employer intends to deny an applicant a position due to their conviction history, they must conduct an individualized assessment to determine if the conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the job duties. The bill establishes a rebuttable presumption that the relationship is not direct and adverse if the applicant has completed a sentence…