Client Portals
FINRA (the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) has issued a rule change for background screening requirements that went into effect on July 1, 2015. FINRA Rule 3110(e) is based on similar provisions in NASD Rule 3010(e) and NYSE Rule 345.11. In short, FINRA Rule…
Whole Foods Market Group Inc. has agreed to a nearly $803,000 class action lawsuit settlement over allegations that the natural grocery store chain violated the FCRA by not properly disclosing to prospective employees that they were running a background check….
The Fair Credit Reporting Act isn’t just about credit. If your company uses background checks in making personnel decisions, the FTC reminds you of your obligations under the FCRA. In honor of Throwback Thursday, here’s an unconventional old-school summary…
There is a growing movement to “Ban the Box” that has materialized in various states and local governments severely restricting, or absolutely prohibiting, the use of criminal background checks by employers. Over the past few years, the EEOC has challenged…
Over 100 states and cities across the United States have limited the use of an applicant’s criminal history in all but limited circumstances. Against this “ban the box” tsunami, some employers also have been attacked for not being aggressive enough…
For employers in the senior living and long-term care industry, criminal history information is a crucial tool in the hiring process. Various state and federal laws prohibit retirement communities from employing individuals who have been convicted of certain crimes…
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s grant of certiorari on April 27, 2015 in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, No. 13-1339, the Petitioner has weighed in with their brief. As you may recall, the question before the Court has the potential to determine the future scope of…
On July 7, the United States District Court for the Southern District of California preliminarily approved a $1.75 million class action settlement under the FCRA involving Chuck E. Cheese’s background check practices. This settlement serves as another reminder of the…
Is the government really telling employers that they are not allowed to disqualify an applicant because of past criminal activity? In a word, yes. That is increasingly becoming the case on the state level and has been the focus of federal enforcement efforts over the…
United States Investigations Services, the security firm which vetted Edward Snowden, has agreed to a fine of about $30 million to settle U.S. charges related to the way it conducted background checks on applicants for sensitive government jobs. The Justice Department…