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Agencies and federal contractors are officially no longer allowed to request a job applicant\u2019s criminal history \u2014 at least until after they make a conditional job offer.\nIt\u2019s a practice that many agencies have already adopted, but new\xa0final regulations\xa0from the Office of Personnel Management broaden the efforts and make it an official rule. OPM first\xa0proposed regulations\xa0in 2022.\nSpecifically, OPM\u2019s final regulations detail implementation of the\xa0Fair Chance Act, a bill enacted as part of the fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act. The legislation expanded on OPM\u2019s initial \u201cban the box\u201d policy\xa0from 2016.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices