Portland Removing Barriers to Employment — City Code 23.10

Conditional-offer rule for 6+ employee Portland employers with mandatory individualized assessment before any rescission.

Effective: July 1, 2016

Covered employers

Employers with 6 or more employees performing work at a Portland location.

Conviction-history inquiry prohibited until after a conditional offer of employment.

Required if the employer intends to use a conviction as a basis for rescission; must consider nature of offense, time elapsed, and job-relatedness.

Notice of the basis for rescission must be provided to the candidate.

City publishes guidance; employers must produce records during investigation.

Portland Bureau of Labor and Industries (Civil Rights Division). Penalties up to $1,000 per violation.

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