Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits public and private employers from discriminating against job seekers on the base of race...
MoreNew Minnesota Expungement Law Helps Protect Employers from Liability
A new Minnesota law that took effect on January 1 expands the opportunities for ex-offenders to expunge their criminal records. In an effort to...
MoreAct 153 of 2014: Criminal Background Checks and Child Abuse Clearances
The Pennsylvania General Assembly amended the Child Protective Services Law (the CPSL) several times over the past year. The most recent changes...
MoreMichigan Protects Employers from Negligent Hiring and Retention Claims
On January 1, a new Michigan law took effect to protect companies that hire ex-offenders who go on to cause damage or injury during the course of...
MoreMisrepresentation on Employment Application May Override State Criminal Background Check Law
Most employers understand the importance of compliance with the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) as it applies to background checks and...
MoreCriminal Records Could Be Having A Huge Impact On Labor-Force Participation
For years, we’ve seen a decline in the labor force participation rate (LFPR). That’s the number of people available for work as a...
MoreSan Francisco Issues Guidance for Employers and Contractors on Fair Chance Ordinance
San Francisco recently posted FAQs describing key provisions of the city’s Fair Chance Ordinance (“Ordinance”), which took...
MoreBackground Check Did Not Show Prior Arrests For Janitor Accused of Raping a Baton Rouge Student
Adrian Wright Jr., 31, a former school janitor in Baton Rouge, was booked on a count of forcible rape of a 14 year old girl. On that Saturday...
MoreTrainer Who Worked with Local Cheerleaders is Sex Offender
In Waco, TX, after La Vega ISD officials discovered possible criminal offenses that were missed because of improper background checking on an...
MoreTerminating an Employee for Not Fully Disclosing His Criminal History in an Application for Employment Did Not Violate the Pennsylvania Criminal History Record Information Act
InMcCorkle v. Schenker Logistics, Inc., 2014 WL 5020598 (M.D. Pa. October 8, 2014), the court held that terminating an employee for not fully...
MoreMadison Joins Chorus To Ban The Box
The City Council of Madison, Wisconsin has the joined numerous municipalities across the country by passing a legislation to ban the box –...
MoreDistrict of Columbia Enacts Ban-the-Box Legislation Limiting Employers’ Criminal Background Inquiries on Applicants
A new District of Columbia law, Fair Criminal Record Screening Amendment Act of 2014 (Act Number A20-0422), prohibits employers from inquiring...
More