Conducting background checks is both a necessary and risky venture that employers take on when hiring and retaining employees. Employers are...
MoreStates Try to Make the Grade with Student Data Privacy Efforts
With students around the country back in school, it’s time for educators and education-focused technology (EdTech) service providers to pick...
MoreDrug Test Entitles Workers to Union Rep
The NLRB says sending a worker for a drug test is the same as disciplinary action and the worker gets to be accompanied by a Union representative...
MoreMore Americans Using Marijuana: Government Report
More Americans are using marijuana, according to a new government report. About 8.4% of Americans ages 12 and older were current users of...
MorePre-Offer Drug Tests Were Not Impermissible Medical Examinations Under the ADA, Court Holds
Pre-offer drug tests to determine the use of illegal drugs did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act’s prohibition on pre-offer...
MoreGuidance Clarifies NYC Employers’ Obligations Under Credit Check Law
The New York City Commission on Human Rights has issued interpretive enforcement guidance for the Stop Credit Discrimination in Employment Act...
MoreState Appellate Court Considers Employer’s Duty to Conduct Criminal Background Checks
In the last few years, there has been a significant spike in the number of lawsuits challenging employer use of criminal background checks...
MoreBMW Signs Consent Decree – Background Screening
BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC (BMW) entered into a consent decree with the EEOC regarding allegations that they discriminated against African...
MoreA Bipartisan “Ban the Box” Bill is Introduced in Congress
Members of Congress led by U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) in the Senate and Reps. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) and Darrell Issa...
MoreClass Suit Targets Uber’s Pre-Employment Background Checks
Uber Inc. has been hit with a putative class action in federal court in Newark claiming it violates the Fair Credit Reporting Act by using...
MoreNew FINRA Rule on Background Checks
FINRA (the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) has issued a rule change for background screening requirements that went into effect on July...
MoreWhole Foods Settles Background Check Class Action Lawsuit for $803K
Whole Foods Market Group Inc. has agreed to a nearly $803,000 class action lawsuit settlement over allegations that the natural grocery store...
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