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Background Checks
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The State AG Report
New Jersey AG Davenport Reaches Settlement with Match Inc. Over Criminal Background Screening Policies
The post New Jersey AG Davenport Reaches Settlement with Match Inc. Over Criminal Background Screening Policies appeared first on The State AG Report.
Australian Emergency Law
Requiring a Working with Children Check – NSW SES
By M. Eburn
I received the following as a response to my post Interstate paramedic and NSW Working with Children Check (August 30, 2026): The minimum age to join the NSW State Emergency Service (NSW…
Immigration
USCIS Neighborhood Investigations for Citizenship: Can Officers Question Your Neighbors, Employer, or Coworkers?
By Richard T. Herman, Immigration Attorney and Founder of Herman Legal Group Updated August 27, 2026 Quick answer Yes. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services can investigate where a naturalization applicant…
Deandra Grant Law – Texas Criminal Defense & DWI Defense
Ask Deandra: Will a DWI Show Up on My Background Check?
The question: Will a DWI arrest or conviction show up when an employer or landlord runs a background check on me? The short answer: Almost always, yes, at least initially.…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
San Francisco Further Limits Background Checks by Employers
By By: Cara F. Barrick, Joel H. Kosh
Quick Hits San Francisco recently amended its Fair Chance Ordinance to prohibit employers from making adverse employment decisions based on out-of-state criminal convictions or arrests for abortion, miscarriage, gender-affirming care,…
The Labor & Employment Law Blog
California Employment News: San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance Amendments
By Shauna N. Correia, Meagan D. Bainbridge
https://youtu.be/KsMcOsxAolU San Francisco has expanded its Fair Chance Ordinance protections. In this episode of California Employment News, Weintraub Tobin shareholders Shauna Correia and Meagan Bainbridge explain what employers need to…
The Labor & Employment Law Blog
San Francisco Amends its Fair Chance Ordinance Effective August 10, 2026
mployers with operations or who may hire remote workers living in San Francisco must prepare for changes to the City’s background check regulations. San Francisco was a pioneer in the…
Municipal Minute
Court Upholds Disqualification of Police Officer Candidate for Past Conduct
A candidate applied for a probationary police officer position with a city police department. As part of the application process, the city conducted a background investigation that found two police…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Washington State Employers Face Major Changes to Background Checks
By By: Sherry L. Talton, Amie M. Willis
Quick Hits As of July 1, 2026, employers in Washington State with fifteen or more employees anywhere that inquire about or consider criminal history in employment decisions have significant new…
California Employment Law Update
“Concrete Injury” Is Not Required To Establish FCRA Violation
By Tony Oncidi
Askins v. CRST Expedited, Inc., 120 Cal. App. 5th 1190 (2026) Terry Askins applied online for a position with CRST, a trucking company. During the application process, CRST provided Askins with…