The Los Angeles City Council’s Economic Development Committee recently joined the masses across the country by voting to eliminate the...
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Los Angeles Moves Toward Prohibiting Criminal Conviction Inquiry to Job Offer
CA Amends Labor Code to Prohibit Employers from Using Juvenile Records in Employment Decision
Effective Jan. 1, 2017, the governor of California signed a bill in September that amends the state’s Labor Code to prohibit employers from...
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Background Screening Class Certified in Obsolete Information Case
On July 26, a Northern District of California judge certified a class of applicants who claimed that S2Verify, a background check company...
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California Federal Court Tentatively Approves $5.7 Million Deal to Settle Class Action Alleging
A California federal judge issued a written tentative ruling indicating that she would likely approve AutoZone, Inc.’s agreement to pay $5.7...
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Uber Settles Lawsuit With San Francisco and Los Angeles Over Driver Background Checks
Uber agreed to pay up to $25 million to settle a 2014 lawsuit filed by city officials in San Francisco and Los Angeles who argued that the ride...
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California Considers Criminal History in Employment Decisions
Continuing the nationwide crackdown on the use of criminal history as a factor in employment decisions, California’s Department of Fair...
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California’s New E-Verify Law – Get it Right or Pay the Price
Under a new California law that took effect on January 1, 2016, California employers may face civil penalties of up to $10,000 for misusing...
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What Does California’s New E-Verify Law Mean For Employers?
Enrollment in E-Verify remains voluntary under federal and California law except for federal contractors with the FAR provision in their contract...
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California Law and Background Screening
The California Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether the Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act (ICRAA) is unconstitutionally vague...
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Hernández Bill to Prevent Retaliation Caused by Misuse of E-Verify Signed by Governor Brown
Assembly Bill (AB) 622 authored by Assembly member Roger Hernández (D – West Covina) was signed by Governor Brown. AB 622 limits the misuse...
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California Laws on Employer Use of Arrest and Conviction Records
If you are among the estimated one in four Americans with a criminal record, you might face an uphill battle in your job search. Surveys show that...
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California Employer Agrees to Pay Largest Civil Penalty for Discrimination During the I-9 Process
The Department of Justice announced that Luis Esparza Services, Inc. (LES) had agreed to pay $320,000 to resolve allegations that the company...
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