The City of Los Angeles recently issued its Rules and Regulations implementing the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring (Ban the Box) Ordinance...
MoreNew Los Angeles Regulations Provide Clarity on Ban-the-Box Directives
A recent Rules and Regulations publication released by the Los Angeles Department of Public Works Bureau of Contract Administration will assist...
MoreCalifornia Further Limits Use of Criminal Background Information
California’s Fair Employment and Housing Council (FEHC) has finalized new regulations further limiting an employer’s ability to consider criminal...
MoreCalifornia Employers Are Subject to New Requirements When Using Criminal History Information
The release of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) “Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in...
MoreGovernor Bevin Orders Fair Chance for Workers Seeking State Jobs
Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin issued an executive order Wednesday that removes questions about criminal history from the initial application for...
MoreAlbany County Legislature Votes to “Ban the Box” on Job Applications
After a survey conducted by the Center For Law and Justice in Albany revealed that 70 percent of employers would not consider hiring someone with...
MoreAnother Reason to Tread Carefully When Using Criminal Background Checks in Hiring Decisions
Crothall Services Group, Wayne, Pa., admitted it had used criminal history background assessments in its hiring decisions. But, according to the...
MoreCalifornia Law Restricts Employers From Asking About Juvenile Criminal History
Effective Jan. 1, California employers will be restricted from asking about, seeking or using a California applicant or employee’s juvenile...
MoreCity of Los Angeles Adopts Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance
The city of Los Angeles has adopted the Fair Chance Initiative Ordinance (Ordinance), which aims to eliminate a barrier to employment for persons...
MoreMan Wins 3.6 Million After Background Check Goofs
A $3.6 million verdict was won by a Florida man who was falsely identified twice by First Advantage Background Services as a man with the same...
MoreOlder Women Leaving Prison ‘Less Likely to Return to Crime’
A study supported by the National Institute of Justice revealed that the older a woman is upon release from prison, the more likely she is to...
MorePortland, Oregon, Issues Rules Implementing ‘Ban the Box’
In accordance with “Ban the Box” laws, Portland, Oregon, has issued an Ordinance that prohibits the use of background checks, criminal...
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