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Background Checks
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Illinois Attorney Referrals and Legal Guidance
Illinois Employment Law – When A Background Check Is Wrong
I recently applied to an apartment for my child as a co-signer. As part of the process we had to go through a criminal background check. It came back clean,…
Florida's Law Firm for Leaders
Miya’s Law – The New Law on Apartments in Florida
By Gunster
Landlords of multi-family apartment buildings in Florida now have new legal obligations under “Miya’s Law.” The law, Senate Bill 898, creates a new Florida statute requiring landlords to conduct background…
California Employment Law Update
July 2022 California Employment Law Notes
By Tony Oncidi
We invite you to review our newly-posted July 2022 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include:…
California Employment Law Update
Employer May Have Willfully Violated FCRA By Not Providing Employees Proper Background Check Notice
By Tony Oncidi
Hebert v. Barnes & Noble, Inc., 78 Cal. App. 5th 791 (2022) The federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) requires an employer to provide a job applicant with a standalone…
HR Defense
Checking Applicant Backgrounds? Be Careful!
By Akerman Law
Background checks are a great idea—unless you fail to do them correctly. Mistakes can be costly. One online retailer paid $5 million to settle a class action filed by 454,000…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
The Latest in Multi-Jurisdictional Background Check Compliance
By By: Gustavo A. Suárez, James R. Silvers, Publisher, Zachary V. Zagger
Conducting criminal background checks on job candidates is a common practice for employers but one that raises a host of compliance concerns amid a series of federal, state, and local…
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
Background Screener Agrees to Resolve Class Action Over Alleged Misreporting of Criminal Convictions
By Alan D. Wingfield, David N. Anthony, Noah DiPasquale, Veronica Bartholomew
On May 26, preliminary approval was sought to resolve a proposed class action, pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, against background screening company Inflection Risk…
The Labor & Employment Law Blog
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished? Use Lawyers to Avoid Trouble Related to Background Checks
A precedential decision last week by the California Court of Appeal may leave some employers feeling like no good deed goes unpunished. That decision ruled that a jury would have…
Law and the Workplace
CA Appellate Court Addresses “Willfulness” Standard Under FCRA
By Steven J. Pearlman, Edward Young, Dakota D. Treece
On April 19, 2022, a California Appeals Court reversed and remanded a trial court’s grant of summary judgment in an employer’s favor, concluding there was a triable issue of material…
Labor & Employment Insights
Is the Past Really Past? Tips for Employers on Background Checks
In the quest to hire the best employees, employers often look at an employee’s past — past jobs, credit history, and criminal history. If you are conducting background checks, you…