Connecticut suspended nurse Olga Rene’s license after discovering she obtained a fraudulent nursing degree from a Florida school implicated in the federal “Operation Nightingale” probe. The investigation exposed thousands of fake nursing degrees issued without…
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$2.4M PeopleFacts Settlement Ends Lawsuit Over Alleged Employment Background Check Violations
PeopleFacts will pay $2.4 million to settle a class action alleging it failed to provide timely notice to consumers when reporting potentially negative employment data. The settlement covers 21,047 U.S. individuals affected between November 2021 and June 2025, with…
Employer to Settle Allegations It Asked Job Seekers 150 Medical Questions
California job applicants settled claims against U.S. Healthworks over a pre-employment health questionnaire with 150 non-job-related medical questions. The settlement provides $1 per class member for 172,070 applicants, totaling $172,070, which will go to Legal Aid…
Misappropriation of Funds Exclusion Bars Coverage for a Negligent Background Check that Led to Hiring of Embezzler
A California federal court ruled that an E&O insurance policy’s misappropriation-of-funds exclusion barred coverage for a company sued over a negligent background check that failed to reveal a candidate’s criminal history. The employee subsequently embezzled over…
California Civil Rights Department (CRD) Ramps Up Enforcement of the California Fair Chance Act (CFCA)
The California Fair Chance Act (CFCA) limits how employers can use criminal records in hiring, banning pre-offer inquiries and restricting consideration of arrests, sealed, or expunged convictions. Post-offer, employers must conduct individualized assessments, provide…
Liar, Liar – You Want to Be Hired?
Lying on résumés or job applications remains widespread, with over half of Americans admitting to doing so. Common deceptions include falsifying education, experience or employment dates. Consequences range from losing job offers and reputational harm to fraud charges…
Don’t Get Caught Off Guard: New Florida Law Mandates Background Screening for Nearly All Healthcare Practitioners
Effective July 1, 2025, Florida’s House Bill 975 will require nearly all healthcare professionals to complete Level 2 fingerprint-based background screenings for both new licenses and renewals. The law expands disqualifying criminal offenses and makes timely screening…
Personal Data, Including Social Security Numbers, of 3 Million Exposed After Hackers Hit Top US Screening Company
Over 3.3 million people had sensitive personal data exposed in a cyberattack on DISA Global Solutions, a major US employee screening company. The breach, occurring Feb. 9, 2024, went undetected until April 22, and may have exposed Social Security numbers, financial…
City Council Approves Additional Hiring Protections for Jobseekers with Criminal Records
Philadelphia has strengthened its Fair Chance Hiring Law, giving thousands of jobseekers with criminal records greater protections. Employers can no longer reject candidates based on self-conducted criminal history searches or third-party reports unless the conviction…
Revisiting the Unintended Consequences of Ban the Box
Reexamining Ban-the-Box (BTB) policies shows their effects on minority men’s employment are less clear than previously reported. Correcting coding errors in prior research reveals that estimates differ by dataset: the Current Population Survey (CPS) suggests negative…






