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    NY Attorney General settles with Bed Bath & Beyond over illegal hiring practices
    Doreen Koronios
    NY Attorney General settles with Bed Bath & Beyond over illegal hiring practices
     
    Bed Bath & Beyond, which operates more than 1,000 stores nationally and 62 in New York, has agreed to pay $40,000 in restitution to applicants unlawfully denied employment because their hiring restrictions went beyond the scope of the law.
     
    The settlement stems from Bed Bath & Beyond representatives telling applicants at a job fair that the company would not hire anyone with a past felony conviction.  Apparently, the retailer did not know it is illegal in the state of New York (and many other states) to automatically disqualify a candidate with a criminal background.
     
    New York law requires employers to review an applicant’s history before making a hiring decision, including whether past convictions have any bearing on the job at hand, how long ago the crime was committed and evidence of rehabilitation.
     
    The retailer will also pay $15,000 each to The Center for Employment Opportunities, The Doe Fund, and The Osborne Association, all of which help ex-convicts get back into the workplace.
     
    This is another reminder to employers to know the laws applicable to the states that they hire in.
     
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