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Background Checks
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Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
The EEOC Settles Six-Year-Old Lawsuit Attacking Background Check Policy
By Jessica K. Little, Robert T. Quackenboss
Dollar General and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently settled a six-year-old Title VII lawsuit. The EEOC brought its race discrimination claim on behalf of a Charging Party and a…
Employment Law Lookout
EEOC Consent Decree Over Criminal History Background Checks Serves as a Reminder to Employers to Take a Fresh Look at Their Screening Practices
By Pamela Q. Devata and Jennifer L. Mora Seyfarth Synopsis: After six years of litigation, on November 18, 2019, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a multi-million settlement with…
CyberAdviser
CFPB settles enforcement action against employment background screening company for alleged FCRA violations
By Kim Phan
On November 22nd, the CFPB issued a press release announcing that a stipulated final judgment and order (Order) were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of…
Consumer Finance Monitor
CFPB settles enforcement action against employment background screening company for alleged FCRA violations
On November 22nd, the CFPB issued a press release announcing that a stipulated final judgment and order (Order) were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
First Day on the Job and on Notice: When the Statute of Limitations Begins for Employer Background Checks
By Jason Kearnaghan, Elyssa Sternberg
Employers began to rethink how they obtain authorization and retrieve background and credit checks for new employees after the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Gilberg v. California Check Cashing Stores, LLC,…
California Peculiarities Employment Law Blog
California Employers Watch Out! Legal Minefields for Background Checks
Seyfarth Synopsis: California’s ban-the-box law strictly regulates how employers may obtain and consider background check information when hiring and making personnel decisions. What’s more, Los Angeles and San Francisco have…
Minnesota Family Law Blog
What Is Included In Your Criminal History?
By Jason Brown
Your criminal background can play a huge role in your ability to land your dream apartment or a job you love. But while most people are well aware of the…
Nursing Home Law Blog
Nursing Home ‘Fight Club’ Shows Need for Training, Background Checks
By Alex Fajardo
Three women working at a nursing home have been arrested and charged with assault after engaging in elder abuse, pushing a patient, and encouraging a physical altercation between two residents.…
Workforce Compliance Insights
FTC and CFPB to Host Workshop on Accuracy and Background Screening Reports
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will host a workshop on December 10, 2019 to discuss issues related to the accuracy of credit and…
Simple Justice
Persky’d Again: The Insanity of Attenuated Taint
His application for coach of the Fremont Union High School Junior Varsity Tennis Team reflected an extremely well-qualified candidate. The district said Persky, who used his legal name, Michael, when…