Plaintiff Deloris Reid disclosed that she had been convicted of a misdemeanor assault a year before applying with grocery retailer Kroger. She...
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Ohio Court Throws Out FCRA Case Based on Initial Grade
Background Screening Company Defeats FCRA Claim with Standing and Effective Procedures Defenses
An Ohio plaintiff’s claim under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) was thrown away because he couldn’t show that the report caused him an injury...
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New California Laws Restrict Employer Access to Criminal and Pay Histories
In recent years, California joined other states in banning an employer’s ability to rely on criminal history information when making hiring...
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Portion of Philadelphia Salary History Ban Ruled Unconstitutional
Philadelphia Federal Judge Mitchell S. Goldberg recently held that the portion of the city’s salary history ordinance that prohibits an employer...
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Former Employees Hit Naples Hotel Group with FCRA Class Action Over Background Checks
A putative Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) class action, filed Feb. 13 in the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court in Orange County, Fla., has been...
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Bank Moves to Dismiss Background Screening Class Action Complaint Based on Federal Preemption Argument
In March, PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., moved to dismiss a class action complaint filed by Damian McCoy in the Western District of...
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“Ban the Box” Legislation Expands – What Should Employers Do?
With “Ban the Box” laws continuing to expand, many states are beginning to consider whether they should be asking questions about arrest and...
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California Proposes New Liability Regime for Companies That Deal in Credit Reports
California’s Assembly Bill 1859 (AB 1859) aims to impose substantial new security obligations on consumer credit reporting agencies and companies...
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FDIC Announces Electronic Fingerprinting Requirement for Background Checks Conducted in Conjunction with Applications and Notices
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) recently announced that it will require electronic fingerprinting in order to conduct more...
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Another Change to Massachusetts Ban-The-Box Law
Massachusetts employers soon will no longer be permitted to inquire about convictions and sealed or expunged records for employment purposes...
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Background Check Law for Nursing Home Owners Creates Questions
Nursing home owners in the state of Georgia now are subject to the same requirements as frontline caregivers and other employees who interact with...
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Workers with Criminal Records
A new study commissioned by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the Charles Koch Institute (CKI) revealed that about two-thirds...
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