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Uber has agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by drivers over background checks conducted by the ride-hailing company. The case in San Francisco federal court involved allegations that Uber terminated drivers from its platform after obtaining their…
A class action claiming Waffle House didn’t hire prospective employees based on false information garnered from background checks, will proceed, despite Waffle House trying to shut the case down. Lead plaintiff William Jones attempted to get a job at a Waffle…
The U.S. Census Bureau has reached a $15 million settlement of a lawsuit claiming it discriminated against black and Hispanic job applicants with criminal histories during the 2010 census by making it too hard to document their readiness for work. It requires the…
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said it will decide in the first half of 2016 whether marijuana should be reclassified under federal law. The agency gave no indication what its decision will be. There are five categories, or schedules, for drugs in the U.S….
Uber agreed to pay up to $25 million to settle a 2014 lawsuit filed by city officials in San Francisco and Los Angeles who argued that the ride service gave customers a “false sense of security” by touting its background checks as the toughest in the industry. The…
A state law, which went into effect in July, amended provisions of the Child Protective Services Law and requires as many as three background checks of school volunteers. Area educators and parents say they hope the clearances, one of which costs nearly $30 to obtain,…
Under a new California law that took effect on January 1, 2016, California employers may face civil penalties of up to $10,000 for misusing E-Verify, the federal electronic employment verification system some employers use to verify employment eligibility of newly…
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…
A bill sponsored by Senator Nia H. Gill and Senator Shirley K. Turner that would end employment discrimination based on an individual’s credit history or financial status was approved by the full Senate. The bill (a substitute for S-524 and S-1130) would prohibit an…
U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield agreed to the terms of the Sterling class action settlement, which ends allegations that the background check company violated the FCRA by providing outdated information to employers, which resulted in a loss of employment. Lead…