Topic
Background Checks
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World of Employment
California Supreme Court Resolves Conflict Regarding California’s Background Check Laws
In Connor v. First Student, Inc., the California Supreme Court resolved a conflict in Court of Appeal decisions relating to the constitutionality of California’s background check laws. Employers frequently request…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
Complimentary Webinar: Criminal Background Inquiries in the Hiring Process
Please join Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP for a complimentary webinar: Criminal Background Inquiries in the Hiring Process: Class Action Litigation and “Ban the Box” Trends in 2018
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
Oregon Court Dismisses FCRA Class Claim Against Employer
By Patrick Dillard, Cindy D. Hanson, David N. Anthony
On June 21, the United States District Court in Oregon dismissed a plaintiff’s class action complaint alleging his potential employer violated the disclosure and pre-adverse action notification requirements of the…
Workforce Compliance Insights
What Law Covers Employers and Landlords When Conducting Background Checks in California?
Recently I was interviewed by Brian Cardile, an editor at the Daily Journal, a legal newspaper in California, and host of a weekly podcast covering appellate law cases and issues.…
Workforce Compliance Insights
Compliance Updates
Check out this week's Compliance News Flash with quick reads about: Background screening operations in Canada and capturing consent. Colorado's new law safeguarding personal data. Homeland Security and increased workplace…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
The Spokeo Chronicles: Another Tentative Background Check Win for Kroger Subsidiary
By Madalyn K. Doucet, Robert T. Quackenboss
A magistrate judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon recently made findings and recommendations to dismiss a purported class action against Kroger subsidiary Fred Meyer. The…
Hiring To Firing Law Blog
Join Us for a Complimentary Webinar: “A Holistic Review of the Law & Employment Background Screening”
By Troutman Pepper Locke's Labor + Employment Group
On Wednesday, May 23, from 3 – 4 pm ET, Troutman Sanders attorneys, Alan Wingfield, Wendy Sugg, and Meagan Mihalko will present a webinar discussing employment-purpose background screening laws. The…
Workforce Compliance Insights
Remaining Compliant During the Background Screening Process
Background screening is a key step in hiring and the onboarding process, but there are a litany of federal and state laws in the US that establish certain obligations on…
HR Law Talk
Best Practices for Background Check Compliance
Tim Garrett provided insight on background check best practices as employers seek ways to balance the need to validate applicants' background and experience with compliance and privacy issues, particularly amid…
California Peculiarities Employment Law Blog
California Employers: Beware the Background Check Bugaboos
Seyfarth Synopsis: California is rife with regulation of how employers may obtain and consider background check information for use in hiring and personnel decisions. The relatively new California ban-the-box law…