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Summary of differences between federal and state regulations
Arrest & conviction record inquiries
Alabama has no laws or regulations specifically prohibiting arrest or conviction record inquiries.
Employer immunity from disclosure claims
Neither federal nor state requirements cover employer immunity from disclosure claims. However, Alabama Code Section 13A-11-123, Maintaining Blacklist, prohibits anyone from keeping a blacklist, notifying anyone that a person is on a blacklist, or similarly preventing anyone from receiving employment.
State
Contacts
Employer immunity from disclosure claims
Alabama Department of Public Safety
Arrest record inquiries
Alabama Department of Human Resources
Conviction record inquiries
Alabama Department of Human Resources
Regulations
Employer immunity from disclosure claims
None.
Arrest record inquiries
None.
Conviction record inquiries
None.
Federal
Contacts
Employer immunity from disclosure claims
None.
Arrest record inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Conviction record inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Regulations
Employer immunity from disclosure claims
None.
Arrest record inquiries
None; however, EEOC published the enforcement guidance, Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, on April 25, 2012.
Conviction record inquiries
None; however, EEOC published the enforcement guidance, Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, on April 25, 2012.