A growing number of states and localities have enacted laws that restrict employers from considering certain types of criminal records in hiring...
MoreUdall Co-Sponsors Bill To Provide Background Checks To Organizations That Serve Children
U.S. Senator Tom Udallannounced that he is cosponsoring the Child Protection Improvements and Electronic Life and Safety Security Systems Act ...
MoreBackground Check Lawsuits: If It’s Not One Thing, It’s Another
On July 1, a federal court in New York certified a class of unsuccessful Hispanic and African-American applicants alleging the U.S. Census Bureau...
MoreReding Says That US Safe Harbor Changes Nearly Agreed
Viviane Reding, EU Vice President and Commissioner for Justice, said on 6 June: “I think that 95% of what could be agreed – has been...
MoreHouse GOP Members Criticize the EEOC on Background Checks, Enforcement Tactics
Republicans on a House Education and the Workforce subcommittee have criticized the EEOC for discouraging employers from conducting necessary...
More‘Ban The Box’ on Its Way To Delaware Governors Desk
‘Ban the Box,’ the name of a measure that would prohibit most public agencies in Delaware from requiring job applicants to disclose...
MoreSenate Bill Targets Credit Furnisher Responsibilities Under FCRA
The Stop Errors in Credit Use and Reporting (SECURE) Act of 2014 ( S.2224,) was introduced in the U.S. Senate. The bill would amend the Fair...
MoreBill Would Prevent Employers from Asking About Arrests in Initial Job Applications
These days, a common question on job applications is whether you’ve ever been arrested. But a growing number of states, including Minnesota...
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