Utah Senate Bill 70: Consumer Reporting Amendments Explained
Utah joined the list of states in 2025 that have enacted legislation regulating what information can be reported to organizations requesting...
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Grab your cup of Kona coffee, and let’s catch up on hiring on island time. Riding waves of new hires under Hawaii’s existing ban the box law doesn’t have to be a grind. If you obtain background reports on individuals that live or work in Hawaii, keep on reading.
Hawaii may be the childhood home to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. It’s also home to one of the oldest ban the box laws in the U.S. Hawaii’s law before the amendments outlined below, with some exceptions, had restricted employers from:
To read the version of Hawaii’s law before the amendments outlined below, click here.
First enacted in 1998, Hawaii’s ban the box law paved the way for other laws like it. Now it catches the wave of tighter restrictions. Hawaii has recently amended its ban the box law. The previous 10-year “look back” period – or how far back a background check may go – has been tightened up. As of September 15, 2020, Hawaii employers can only consider, with some exceptions:
To see the full text of Hawaii’s amendments to its ban the box law, click here.
The other points of Hawaii’s ban the box law remain.
You and your hiring team may need to be well-versed in ban the box laws. Hawaii’s ban the box law is not an island. It is among many state and local laws like it, each with its own complex provisions. Please check with your legal counsel regarding fair and compliant hiring practices.
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