For most jobs, employer background checks are unnecessary. However, if your company performs background checks for some or all positions, it can adopt policies to reduce unfair barriers to hiring workers with arrest and conviction records. NELP’s eight-part “Fair Chance Hiring for Employers” series of policy briefs comprehensively explores the steps employers can take toward fair chance hiring. Part One lays out many of the reasons your company should implement the steps to fair chance hiring outlined in Parts Two to Eight of this series.

	Fair Chance Hiring for Employers Part One: Understanding the Importance of Fair Chance Hiring
	Fair Chance Hiring for Employers Part Two: Fostering a Fair Chance Culture at All Levels of Your Company
	Fair Chance Hiring for Employers Part Three: Adopting Recruitment Strategies that Welcome People with Records
	Fair Chance Hiring for Employers Part Four: Banning the Box Even When Background Checks Are Legally Required
	Fair Chance Hiring for Employers Part Five: Implementing Fair and Transparent Candidate Screening
	Fair Chance Hiring for Employers Part Six: Shifting Background Screening Goals from Exclusion to Inclusion
	Fair Chance Hiring for Employers Part Seven: Ensuring Job Candidates Have a Fair Chance to Respond to Background Checks
	Fair Chance Hiring for Employers Part Eight: Ensuring Success, Internally and Externally