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While an important tool for employers, background checks have undergone many changes, including an increase in litigation. Many jurisdictions, including municipalities, counties and/or states, have “banned the box”, which requires employers to remove the question and…
More than 165 people who have received conditional offers to work at Electric Boat have not been able to begin due to a backlog in federal background check investigations. According to the president of the Metal Trade Council, the wait is causing a holdup with…
A recent case in which the violent history of the user of an Internet dating site was not revealed to a potential match, resulting in her harm, has caused the Ninth Circuit to make significant changes to use of Section 230. The Ninth Circuit recently limited the…
For millions of U.S. job applicants with a criminal record, just making it past the screening stage of the hiring process is a challenge. New research shows that could be the employer’s loss. Using the U.S. military — the nation’s largest employer — as a…
Many federal, state and local public agencies and courts are actively considering whether to remove or redact identifiers from public records and documents. The Iowa State Court Administration is considering redacting (masking) the date of birth (DOB) from court…
The USA TODAY NETWORK determined America’s system for checking teachers’ backgrounds is a loosely-connected patchwork of state laws and procedures, inconsistent practices by school districts and state officials, and wide variations in who’s…
The Federal Government announced a series of changes to modernize and strengthen the way we conduct background investigations for Federal employees and contractors and protect sensitive data. These changes include the establishment of the National Background…
The Indiana Department of Revenue concluded that a company’s employment screening and background checking services are not subject to sales tax. The company in this matter receives requests from customers seeking to verify the background, employment history or…
An opinion piece by Shantell George claimed that background checks done by private sector businesses were inaccurate. However, she failed to offer any statistics to substantiate that opinion. Background checks done by private sector companies are more accurate and…
Two of the U.S.’ largest employment background check providers must pay $13 million for failing to ensure their background checks did not contain inaccuracies, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced. Serious inaccuracies reported by General Information…