Clean Slate and Fair Chance Laws: 2025 Update

Clean Slate and Fair Chance laws are expanding in 2025. Learn how continuous workforce screening keeps employers compliant and protected.

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Dozens of states have enacted Clean Slate and Fair Chance laws, which automatically expunge or seal conviction records and delay when employers can ask about a candidate’s criminal history. Once past records are removed from public view, the only reliable way to identify new criminal activity that could affect workplace safety or regulatory compliance is through continuous workforce screening. In 2025, compliance is no longer just about avoiding fines—it’s a competitive edge.

Table of 36 states showing the year each passed Clean Slate record-sealing and Fair Chance hiring laws

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Topics
  • 2025 compliance update
  • background checks
  • Clean Slate laws

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