This document provides information regarding employers' obligations to not discriminate against job applicants and employees because of their criminal history. This webpage contains resources for job applicants and employees with an arrest or conviction record, and employers who are considering whether to hire them.Consider only job-related convictions in the hiring process. Provide the applicant with an opportunity to review and challenge the CRA report. Applied for a job but experienced unfair treatment due to your criminal conviction? Get a review with discrimination lawyers at Nisar Law Group, P.C.. If you ask applicants for criminal history information, consider waiting until later in the hiring process to do so. Learn how to conduct fast, compliant background checks in NY in this comprehensive guide for employers and HR managers. Discrimination In The Hiring Process. NYC Commission on Human Rights Legal Enforcement Guidance on the Fair Chance Act and Employment Discrimination on the Basis of Criminal History.