Pennsylvania employers can’t use criminal history information volunteered by job applicants in making hiring decisions according to recent Third Circuit decision

It is well known that employers frequently run criminal background checks on job applicants as part of the hiring process. Pennsylvania’s Criminal History Record Information Act (“CHRIA”), however, protects job applicants from being disqualified from employment by a prospective employer because of the applicant’s criminal background except in limited circumstances.... By: Freeman Mathis & Gary