On December 15, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) published in the Federal Register a notice listing its priorities. Under...
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OPM Ban the Box and Background Checks
Philadelphia Expands Ban-the-Box Legislation
Amendments to Philadelphia’s “Ban the Box” legislation, the Fair Criminal Records Screening Standards, were signed into law by Mayor Michael...
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Kasich Signs ‘Ban the Box’ into Law
Ohio Governor John Kasich signed into law a bill that will bar public employers from including questions on job applications concerning an...
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Federal Courts Increase Scrutiny of Employer Compliance with the FCRA’s Adverse Action Requirements
In the last two years, the number of employment class actions under the federal FCRA has ballooned. Most of the cases reported in the media have...
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Crime and Employment: Asheville ‘Banning the Box’
Asheville, North Carolina, is eliminating any question about criminal convictions from most job applications, a change planned for some time in...
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Court Declines to Dismiss FCRA Claim Based on Presence of State Law Notices in Background Check Disclosure
In Lagos v. The Leland Stanford Junior University, the plaintiff alleged the defendant’s background check disclosure violated the FCRA...
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Employers: Check the Law Before Checking an Applicant’s Background
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...
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Calvin Klein PVH Corp. Illegal Background Check Class Action Settlement
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...
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Within Reach
Organizations leverage background screening when hiring new employees in order to protect themselves from making a costly mistake. But candidates...
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Background Checks More Cumbersome Than Ever
With companies facing hacking and age-old threats like workplace violence, a thorough system for screening out problem employees is more important...
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Florida House Introduces Social Media Privacy Bill
The Florida House of Representatives has proposed a bill that will prohibit employers from requesting or requiring access to social media account...
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Social Media Privacy Getting Another Look in Massachusetts Senate
The state Senate plans to renew its attempt to deliver social media privacy protections for students and employment candidates in Massachusetts...
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