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Kentucky law provides civil‑liability protection for employers hiring from fair‑chance populations, panelist says
Summary
Ryan Bowman said the 2020 Kentucky Transformational Employment Program offers civil‑liability protection to employers that hire from the fair‑chance population; he also called for further expungement reforms to automate record clearing where possible.
Ryan Bowman told the broadcast that a 2020 Kentucky law protects employers who hire people from the fair‑chance population from certain civil liability claims.
"In 2020, we passed, the Kentucky Transformational Employment Program, which provides civil liability protection for employers, when they're hiring from the Fair Chance population," Bowman said, describing the law as a safeguard to encourage employer participation.
Bowman also said expungement remains expensive and administratively difficult and suggested that making eligible charges automatically roll off records would be "a godsend." He and other panelists urged streamlining expungement and expanding eligibility where feasible, while acknowledging legal and judicial concerns exist.
