A private company that operates prisons, and a consumer background reporting firm are violating federal and state fair credit laws by not...
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Prison Operator GEO Accused of Fair Credit Act Breaches
New York City Issues Fair Chance Act Notice Form for Criminal Background Checks
New York City recently passed the Fair Chance Act (FCA), which is applicable to criminal background checks. Recently, the New York City Commission...
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Waffle House Faces Lawsuit Over Claims of Unfair Usages of Background Checks
A Florida man is suing Waffle House claiming it unfairly used background checks and denied his employment application. William Jones filed a class...
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Big Lots Accused of Background Check Violations
Discount retail chain Big Lots Stores Inc. was hit with a proposed class action suit alleging it routinely violated federal law in the way it...
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Checking Applicants’ Social Media Pages: 5 Rules Q&A
Many employers review their applicants’ Facebook and Instagram pages to get an unfiltered view of the candidates they are considering...
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Background Screening – When is Section 603(y) Applicable?
When a company uses commercial background checks to evaluate the suitability of job applicants, they must comply with the FCRA. The FCRA...
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Are Applicants Giving You Fraudulent Pay Stubs?
Creating fraudulent documents has become easier as technology has improved. With just a computer, printer, scanner and Photoshop software...
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How a Fort Myers Mental Hospital Missed Warning Signs About Employee Who Sexually Assaulted Patients
Benjamin Bland’s supervisors missed several red flags when they hired him to care for patients at Park Royal Hospital, a last stop for many...
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Two of Largest Background Check Firms Must Pay $13 Million Over Accuracy Questions
Two of the U.S.’ largest employment background check providers must pay $13 million for failing to ensure their background checks did not contain...
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“Ban the Box”: Good for People with Disabilities
President Obama took an historic step by directing the Office of Personnel Management to take action to ban the box in federal employment. As a...
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Unseen Cost of a Bad Hire
The hiring process is more organized and elaborate now than ever before; and steps involved in hiring have considerably increased. After years of...
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Amid U.S. Inmate Release, Employers Wary of Lawsuits From Job Applicant Criminal Record Legislation
As the nation’s leaders come together on criminal justice reforms that they hope will reduce the U.S. inmate population and the harshness of...
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