Building Fair Chance Hiring Policies in 2024

As an HR professional, developing Fair Chance Hiring best policies and procedures is essential for your organization.
Fair Chance Hiring policies not only ensure compliance with employee rights legislation but also protect your organization from legal liability and discrimination lawsuits.

Fair Chance hiring is built on the premise that everyone, regardless of their background, has the right to be fairly assessed for a role they are qualified for. People with past convictions face many barriers to employment, but people deserve more than just one chance.

Research shows that candidates with prior convictions make strong employees who may stay at your organization longer, advance faster and contribute to the organization’s goals. Implementing Fair Chance policies is a key step toward inclusivity with profound social impact for not only people with past convictions but also for future generations and the entire community.

As employers, we have significant work ahead of us to bring about true diversity and access to employment for everyone. Employers possess a unique opportunity to upend unfair and unethical systems and to change hearts and minds around the treatment of people with criminal records.

• What are Fair Chance hiring practices?
• "Ban-the-Box" legislation
• Establishing written policies, avoiding stigmatizing language, conducting skills-based interviewing strategies, training employees & managers, conducting quarterly audits
• Conducting Nature/Time/Nature Test
• Federal, State, and Municipal Fair Chance Hiring laws
• Fair Chance hiring practices
• Developing a comprehensive background screening process
• Benefits of Fair Chance hiring
• Reduced bias in the hiring process
• Significant ROI from both performance & retention standpoints
• How Fair Chance policies can reduce recidivism
• Getting started with Fair Chance hiring
• The Fair Chance spectrum
• Dispelling common myths
• Building a Fair Chance Hiring Plan
• Conducting skill-based interviews
• Do's & Don'ts of Fair Chance Hiring

Did you know that as many as 70 million Americans have some type of criminal record that can negatively impact their ability to find jobs? This webinar addresses that situation and takes a look at fair chance hiring, including what it involves, the relevant laws, and how employers that implement fair chance hiring policies can remain legally compliant.

• Senior Leadership
• Human Resources Directors, Managers & Representatives
• Operations Professionals
• Compliance Professionals
• Recruiting Professionals
• Managers & Supervisors
• Employees

Diane L. Dee, President and Founder of Advantage HR Consulting, LLC is a senior Human Resources professional with over 25 years of experience in the HR arena. Diane’s background includes experience in HR consulting, training, and administration in corporate, government, consulting, and pro bono environments.

Diane founded Advantage HR Consulting in early 2016. Under Diane’s leadership, Advantage HR Consulting provides comprehensive, cost-effective Human Resources solutions for small to mid-sized public and private firms in the greater Chicagoland area.  Diane also develops and conducts webinars on a wide variety of HR compliance and administrative topics for various training firms across the country.   Additionally, Diane is the author of multiple white papers addressing various HR compliance topics.

Diane holds a Master's Certificate in Human Resources from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations and has attained SPHR and SHRM-SCP certifications. Diane is a member of the National Association of Women Business Owners and the Society for Human Resource Management. Additionally, Diane performs pro bono work through the Taproot Foundation assisting non-profit clients by integrating their Human Resources goals with their corporate strategies.