In May, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an opinion in Dreher v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc., reversing and...
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IMG, doing business as Cathedral Health Care Center, an Indiana-based healthcare management group, has been accused of violating the Fair Credit...
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Two federal lawsuits in Chicago accuse background check companies of costing job applicants work by sending prospective employers outdated and...
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In April, the New York City Council approved legislation that will ban employers from requesting or using job applicants’ salary history when...
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In March, the United States District Court for the Central District of California granted final approval of a Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)...
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In April, Gov. Doug Burgum signed a bill that shields applicants for public jobs in North Dakota. The new law makes any records that could...
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A new survey from global staffing firm Robert Half aimed to determine the strength of the hiring processes of small and midsize firms. The survey...
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The City of Los Angeles recently issued its Rules and Regulations implementing the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring (Ban the Box) Ordinance...
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Ohio courts have recently weighed in on the issue related to the procurement of background checks on current or prospective employees — more...
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Assembly Bill 2036 imposes additional restrictions on businesses providing online childcare job posting services in California and on background...
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In Syed v. M-I, LLC,the Ninth Circuit held that the Fair Credit and Reporting Act rights notice cannot be combined with any other notice or...
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Attorney Montserrat Miller’s article is a poignant reminder employers about practices they should implement to help mitigate risk in the hiring...
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