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Background Checks
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California Peculiarities Employment Law Blog
What To Do About Employee Thieves—Catch Them If You Can!
Seyfarth Synopsis: When employee theft occurs, employers must be cautious in investigating, avoiding self-help, and in deciding if and how to terminate the offending employee. Companies work hard to hire…
School Law
Effective July 1, 2016, School Districts Subject to New Requirements for Employee Background Checks
By Jessica Richman Smith, Peter J. Murphy, Peter J. Maher
Previously, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-222c merely required school districts to make a documented good faith effort to contact previous employers of applicants to obtain “information and recommendations which may be…
SDNY Blog
Judge Rakoff Orders Uber Investigative Firm to Stop “Arguably Criminal Conduct,” Uber Will Pay Plaintiff’s Fees
In the latest chapter of the saga over Uber's background investigations into an antitrust plaintiff and his counsel (see coverage here), Judge Rakoff has ordered Uber and its investigative firm, Ergo,…
Tighe Law Blog
Using Uber This Fourth of July in New Hampshire?
Uber is a transportation service similar to taxi services, however uber uses an app on your smart phone. Tap a button, get a ride. Created to improve access to transportation,…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Fifth Circuit Finds Texas has Standing to Challenge EEOC Guidance
Well, I previously wrote about yet another frivolous lawsuit by the former Attorney General, Greg Abbott. But, then he actually won the suit on appeal. See my prior post here.…
EEOC Year-End Countdown
Don’t Mess With Texas: EEOC’s Criminal Background Check Guidance Subject To Challenge
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Pamela Q. Devata, Robert T. Szyba, and Ephraim J. Pierre On June 27, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit handed a…
MoFo ReEnforcement: The Enforcement Blog
FTC Releases New Guidance on FCRA Compliance for Employment Background Screening Companies
By Anna Ferrari
The FTC has released new guidance aimed at helping companies that conduct background screenings for employment purposes to determine whether they are “consumer reporting agencies” within the meaning of the…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
FTC Issues Guidance for Background Screening Companies
Employers regularly turn to background screening companies in order to obtain information/reports about applicants and employees. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) applies to companies that sell or provide these…
Workforce Compliance Insights
Spokeo is Remanded to the 9th Circuit
The Supreme Court has vacated the decision in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins and remanded it to the Ninth Circuit. Apparently, the Justices felt that the Ninth Circuit botched their legal…
The Employer Report
Look Out Texas Employers — “Ban-the-Box” Laws Come to Austin
By Shaun Cassin
For any Texas companies that have not been paying close attention to the nation-wide trend of “ban-the box” laws, this is your wake up call. On March 24, 2016, the…