As part of a settlement, Montgomery County has agreed to adopt written standards meant to put it into compliance with state law geared toward giving those with criminal records a fair shot at employment with the county.

The Public Interest Law Center announced the settlement Dec. 4. It resolves a lawsuit filed by Kara Gannon, a job applicant who alleged that the county twice rejected her for caseworker positions she claimed she was qualified for because of decade-old misdemeanor convictions, allegedly in violation of Pennsylvania’s Criminal History Record Information Act (CHRIA).

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