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Dave & Buster’s Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Background Checks
Colleges That Ask Applicants About Brushes With the Law Draw Scrutiny
The online admissions application for Auburn University appears simple, until you get to this question: “Have you ever been charged with or...
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NYU Moves to Remove Criminal Background Check Questions on College Application Forms
New York University is taking steps to remove the criminal background check question on their college application forms. By doing this...
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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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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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Gill-Turner Bill to End Employment Discrimination Based on Credit History Clears Senate
A bill sponsored by Senator Nia H. Gill and Senator Shirley K. Turner that would end employment discrimination based on an individual’s credit...
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Sterling Background Check Class Action Settlement Gets Final OK
U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield agreed to the terms of the Sterling class action settlement, which ends allegations that the background...
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Testing Employer Background Screening Practices
Changes in federal sentencing guidelines will result in the early release of thousands of inmates from prison over the next several years. The...
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