Walmart is facing a class action lawsuit alleging that the company violates the Fair Credit Reporting Act by using unauthorized background checks...
MoreTexas Supreme Court Rejects Compelled Self-Publication Theory in Defamation Case
The Texas Supreme Court recently rejected the theory holding that an employee’s self-publication of defamatory statements cannot satisfy the...
MorePostmates Courier Background Check Class Action Settlement
When Postmates failed to hire potential candidates based on background checks, the applicants argued the business was in violation of the federal...
MoreNinth Circuit Holds that Plaintiff Adequately Alleged Article III Standing
The Ninth Circuit recently issued its decision on remand in Spokeo, reversing and remanding the case to the District Court. The Ninth Circuit...
MoreBarclays Accused of Illegal Screening of Job Applicants
According to a federal-court class action lawsuit filed by Outten & Golden LLP and Youth Represent, unlawful screening of job applicants at...
MoreA New Study Shows Ban the Box Policies Are Working
The National Employment Law Project (NELP) notes that more than 150 cities in 28 states have adopted some version of Ban the Box laws, with...
MoreSalary History: To Ask or Not to Ask?
A recent Glassdoor survey has revealed that 53 percent of respondents believed employers should not ask applicants about their current or past...
MoreNew Background Check Requirements Slow CCSD Hiring
New laws that are intended to keep child predators out of Nevada classrooms are taxing the Clark County School District’s human resources staff...
MoreNearly 2 in 5 Employers Have Lost a Job Candidate Because of a Poor Experience with Their Background Check Process, Finds New CareerBuilder Study
A recent CareerBuilder survey reported that more than a third of employers have lost a candidate because they had a negative experience with their...
MoreBackground Check Could Have Stopped Schaumburg Murder: Suit
The family of a woman who was found raped and murdered in her Cook County, Chicago, apartment has filed a civil lawsuit against the murderer’s...
MoreAnother San Francisco Treat: Mayor Lee Signs Salary History Ban
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee recently signed an ordinance that will make it illegal for employers to inquire about a job applicant’s salary history...
MoreDrivers License Verification: Records and Information from DMVs for E-Verify (RIDE)
With drivers’ licenses and ID cards accounting for almost 80 percent of the documents used as proof of identify by employees for E-Verify, the...
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