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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Crothall Services Group, Wayne, Pa., admitted it had used criminal history background assessments in its hiring decisions. But, according to the...
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In an effort to advance wage equality, the Philadelphia Fair Practices Ordinance is being amended to make the city the first to ban employers from...
MoreRite Aid Seeks Dismissal of Job Applicant Background Check Class Action
Last month, Rite Aid filed a motion to dismiss a proposed Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) class-action in the District Court for the Eastern...
MorePhiladelphia to Prohibit Inquiries About Applicant’s Wage History
The Philadelphia Fair Practices Ordinance (Ordinance) is being amended to make it an unlawful employment practice for an employer or employment...
MorePennsylvania Mistakenly Omits Past Incidents in 28 Background Checks
The Department of Human Services in Pennsylvania blames its IT system for failing to include incidents of abuse or neglect in the background...
MoreSpokeo Based Motion to Dismiss Filed in Pennsylvania Federal Court
In Long v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation, the named plaintiffs applied for positions as bus operators with the Southeastern...
MorePhiladelphia Limits Employer Use of Credit Information
Beginning July 7, 2016, employers in Philadelphia may not consider credit history or other credit-related information for job-related decisions...
MorePennsylvania’s New Medical Marijuana Act Implicates Employer Drug Policies
Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act (Act), effective May 17, 2016, makes the use, possession and distribution of marijuana lawful in the...
MorePennsylvania Employee Proceeds With Invasion of Privacy Claim Arising out of Positive Drug Test Result
A federal court in Pennsylvania has allowed an employee to proceed with a wrongful discharge/invasion of privacy claim related to her discharge...
MoreBethlehem, PA Waiting To Ask Job Seekers About Criminal Records
Come March 14, Bethlehem no longer will ask each job applicant up front about a criminal record.That information, however, will be divulged prior...
MorePhiladelphia Criminal Background Checks Fair Chance Hiring Law Poster
On March 14, 2016, Philadelphia’s so-calledban the box law, the Philadelphia Fair Criminal Records Screening Ordinance, became effective. With it...
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