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Background Checks
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Levy Employment Law Blog
NYC Employers: Have You Bifurcated Your Background Check Process?
By Tracey Levy
By Tracey I. Levy and Kaitlin Flores New York City employers who conduct criminal history checks of employees need to take note of recent amendments to the NYC Fair Chance…
Health Care and Life Sciences
Best of Law Blogging: long COVID as a disability, estate planning, background checks
By Michelle Newblom, Alec Downing
It’s week two for our new format and the freshly titled The Best of Law Blogging. Once again you’re getting two perspectives from our publishing team as Alec and Michelle…
Municipal Minute
New Open Meetings Act Laws
As we continue to provide updates on new bills signed into law by the Governor, today we will discuss two laws concerning open meetings. P.A. 102-0348 enacted the Empowering Public Participation…
Who Is My Employee?
No Bull! A California Court May Have Just Broken the Background Check System for Employees and Independent Contractors
If background checks were run on bulls, you probably wouldn’t hire Bodacious for rides at your child’s next birthday party. Bodacious has been described by some in the bull riding…
Civil Service Disqualification Appeals Attorney Blog
Know the Facts Before Completing Your APD5
If you want to become a NYPD police officer the first thing you must do is get your Certificates of Disposition to review any arrests or summonses you may have.…
California Employment Law Update
New Restriction on Background Checks in California
By Tony Oncidi, Michelle Lappen
The California Court of Appeal has ruled that date of birth and/or a driver’s license number cannot be used to identify individuals in an electronic search of the criminal index…
Employment Law Spotlight
New NYC Law Requires Two-Step Background Checks and Expands List of Pre-Adverse Action Factors
The New York City Fair Chance Act (FCA) amendments expand protections for individuals with a criminal record and impose new obligations on employers that conduct background checks. The changes take…
California Workplace Law Blog
California Court of Appeal Ruling Could Severely Restrict Employment Background Checks
By Garen E. Dodge, Jonathan A. Siegel
California employers should review their employment background check procedures in light of recent developments. The California Court of Appeal recently ruled in All of Us or None of Us v.…
Civil Service Disqualification Appeals Attorney Blog
Applicant’s Facebook is Surveyed by Appointing Authorities
According to the following in USA TODAY, appointing police agencies are requesting releases from applicants to review their Facebook pages for negative information. Read the article here I have been…
Privacy World
California Federal Court Approves FCRA Class Action Settlement
By Jesse Taylor, Angelo Carosio
The Eastern District of California recently approved a $1.375 million settlement between a certified class of former employee plaintiffs and an employer defendant. The class consisted of all individuals who…