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...
MoreLos Angeles Moves Toward Prohibiting Criminal Conviction Inquiry to Job Offer
The Los Angeles City Council’s Economic Development Committee recently joined the masses across the country by voting to eliminate the...
MoreConnecticut Becomes the Third Jurisdiction in 2016 to “Ban the Box”
Connecticut has joined Austin, Texas; Portland, Oregon; and New York City in prohibiting the request of criminal history information on an initial...
MoreCA Amends Labor Code to Prohibit Employers from Using Juvenile Records in Employment Decision
Effective Jan. 1, 2017, the governor of California signed a bill in September that amends the state’s Labor Code to prohibit employers from...
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