Congress has approved the creation of a veterans’ identification card, making it easier for veterans to prove military service without...
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U.S. Law to Create ID Card for Veterans
Final NIST Guidance Addresses Protection of Sensitive Data in Hands of Contractors
Final guidance (SP 800-171) from the National Institute of Standards and Technology on protecting sensitive federal information on nonfederal...
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New Background Check Policy Coming To University Of Illinois
A new University of Illinois policy requiring background checks for all new employees is expected to start Oct. 5. The school already requires...
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FTC’s New Consumer Data Security Guidance Offers Businesses Practical Tips
The Federal Trade Commission has issued new guidance on data security for companies that collect, store and use consumer information, gleaned from...
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Revisiting FCRA Requirements
A recent spate of class-action suits should remind employers and HR of the steep cost of FCRA violations. Experts say the time is right for...
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New Poll Reveals Continued Risk in Googling Job Applicants
According to a recently published Harris Poll, 52% of employers use social media to research job candidates. This number is up from 43% in 2014...
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Liars on LinkedIn Likely to Lose
LinkedIn might be using a patent that would curtail fibs on the popular professional networking and job search website. LinkedIn filed a 2013...
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FTC Settles with Two Companies Falsely Claiming to Comply with International Safe Harbor Privacy Framework
Two U.S. businesses have agreed to settle FTC charges they falsely claimed they were abiding by an international privacy framework known as the...
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Montana to Join Growing List of States Limiting Access to Social Media?
Legislators in Montana gave final approval to H.B. 342, which would limit an employer’s ability to access the personal social media accounts...
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Employers Running Background Checks: Top 10 Tips to Avoid Joining the Fair Credit Reporting Act Litigation “Club”
What do Whole Foods, Chuck E. Cheese, Michael’s Stores, Dollar General, Panera, Publix, and K-Mart have in common? Each of these companies...
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Liars Index® Shows Almost One in Four Resumes Falsified Education – Lyin’ King Chosen
The Liars Index® reached its third highest rate since its inception in 1995, reaching 24.39% for the second half of 2014. “Nearly one in...
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Class Action Trends in Virginia: Employment Background Reports
Forty percent of the consumer class actions filed in Virginia in 2014 alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”)...
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