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Lawsuits Grow Under “Old” Pennsylvania Background Check Law

Lawsuits Grow Under “Old” Pennsylvania Background Check Law

A growing number of states and localities have enacted laws that restrict employers from considering certain types of criminal records in hiring and other personnel decisions. Though many of these laws are more recent, Pennsylvania’s Criminal History Record…

Terminating an Employee for Not Fully Disclosing His Criminal History in an Application for Employment Did Not Violate the Pennsylvania Criminal History Record Information Act

Terminating an Employee for Not Fully Disclosing His Criminal History in an Application for Employment Did Not Violate the Pennsylvania Criminal History Record Information Act

InMcCorkle v. Schenker Logistics, Inc., 2014 WL 5020598 (M.D. Pa. October 8, 2014), the court held that terminating an employee for not fully disclosing his criminal history, as requested in an employment application, did not violate the Pennsylvania Criminal History…

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