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In Lagos v. The Leland Stanford Junior University, the plaintiff alleged the defendant’s background check disclosure violated the FCRA because it included notices regarding background checks required under state law. The court declined to dismiss the…
A poor hiring decision can vex an employer for a long time. As a result, employers are using preemployment background checks as an easy and cost effective way to get to know candidates, head off problems before they arise, and minimize the risk associated with a new…
A $716,400 class action settlement was reached with the owners of Van Heusen, Izod, G.H. Bass and Calvin Klein to resolve allegations that the company violated the rights of individuals applying for jobs at their retailers or warehouses by obtaining background checks…
Organizations leverage background screening when hiring new employees in order to protect themselves from making a costly mistake. But candidates are also protected by federal laws, like the FCRA that help regulate background reports by promoting accuracy and privacy…
With companies facing hacking and age-old threats like workplace violence, a thorough system for screening out problem employees is more important than ever. But a laudable push by policymakers to get people “back to work” and make progress on issues such…
The Florida House of Representatives has proposed a bill that will prohibit employers from requesting or requiring access to social media account of employee or prospective employee and prohibit employers from taking retaliatory personnel action against employee as…
The state Senate plans to renew its attempt to deliver social media privacy protections for students and employment candidates in Massachusetts. Sponsored by Assistant Majority Leader Sen. Cynthia Stone Creem, the bill would prohibit public and private educational…
On November 15, 2015, Wisconsin became the seventh state to participate in the Records and Information from DMV’s for E-Verify (RIDE) program. Driver’s licenses and ID cards account for nearly 80% of the documents used as proof of identity by employees for E-Verify….
Current California law prohibits the state, or any of its subdivisions, from requiring an employer to use electronic employment verifications systems, such as E-Verify, except when required by federal law or as a condition of receiving federal funds. AB 622 expands…
The I-9 was supposed to be an easy, straightforward kind of document – a simple piece of paperwork to record that a company has verified its new hire’s eligibility to work in the United States. Yet those of us in the trenches know that completing an I-9 properly…