Apple is known for being secretive and picky about who works on its popular devices, but now, union officials say, that thinking also applies to...
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New York City Will Ban Employers From Viewing Credit History of Prospective Workers
The City Council is expected to pass a bill that will make it illegal for employers to check job-seekers’ credit history. In addition to...
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Lawsuit Claims Background Check Error Ruined Reputation
A Minnesota mother blames a background check mistake for ruining her reputation. The company that did Wosmek’s background check for the...
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California District Court Holds that LinkedIn’s “Reference Searches” Function Not a Consumer Report Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act
A judge recently handed down an important decision regarding the application of the FCRA to one of LinkedIn’s search products. The decision...
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Virginia Limits Employer Access to Social Media Accounts of Employees and Applicants
Effective July 1, 2015, employers in Virginia will be prohibited from requiring, requesting, or causing a current or prospective employee to...
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New Illinois Laws in 2015: What Employers Should Know
Joining the current “Ban the Box” trend, the Job Opportunities for Qualified Applicants Act prohibits Illinois employers from asking...
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Major FERPA Overhaul Under Consideration in U.S. House
A proposed overhaul of the country’s primary law protecting student-data privacy is being circulated for feedback, offering yet another sign...
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It May Not be a Matter of ‘If,’ but ‘When’ for Private Employers in the Commonwealth – Virginia ‘Bans the Box’ for Many State Employment Applications
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has issued Executive Order #41, thereby adding Virginia to the growing list of jurisdictions (including...
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Federal Judge in California Brings Down the Curtain on a FCRA Class Action Against Paramount Pictures
Class actions alleging technical violations of the FCRA against employers who obtain consumer reports on job applicants are all the rage...
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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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Lessons on Work-Related Fraud and Abuse
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners recently released its 2014 Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and Abuse (the...
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