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Background Checks
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Employment Law Worldview
FCRA Violations: A Hidden Cost of Background Checks and Credit Reports
If you haven’t done so recently, now is a good time to review your company’s use of background checks and credit reports. The increasing number of class actions and high-dollar…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Focused Technologies fined $3.1 million for outsourcing to India
Focused Technologies Imaging Services (Focused Technologies) of Menands, New York was awarded a $3.45 million contract by the state of New York back in 2008 to digitize and scan records…
Texas Employment Law Update
Austin, Texas Passes Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance for Private Employers
The City of Austin, Texas has joined the long list of municipalities nationally that have adopted ordinances restricting employers ability to make inquiries into an applicant's criminal background and to act…
Employment Law Watch
Reed Smith to Host a Conversation with the Commission on Human Rights about NYC’s New Background Check Law
By Cindy Schmitt Minniti, Mark S. Goldstein
On October 27, 2015, New York City adopted a so-called “ban the box” law, titled the Fair Chance Act, that severely restricts what employers can ask during the hiring process.…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Could three seemingly simple laws really reduce US gun deaths by more than 90 percent?
Main March 14, 2016Could three seemingly simple laws really reduce US gun deaths by more than 90 percent?The question in the title of this post is prompted by this CNN…
Hiring To Firing Law Blog
Background Screening Summary – February 2016
By Troutman Pepper Locke's Labor + Employment Group
Below is an overview of recent Background Screening articles, from Troutman Sanders' Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor Blog. New background screening related articles are posted each month that provide timely updates on this…
Workforce Compliance Insights
The Value of Background Checks – A Legally Compliant Screening Program
The Affordable Care Act provides grants to states to implement background check programs for prospective long-term-care employees in settings such as nursing facilities, home health agencies and hospices. The grant…
Michigan Employment Law Advisor
Job Applicant’s Lawsuit under Fair Credit Reporting Act Barred by Statute of Limitations
By Jason Shinn
Employers in Michigan and surrounding states conducting background reports on job applicants received a favorable decision from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals when it comes to limiting liability for…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Dave & Buster’s faces FCRA class action for alleged background check violations
Joseph Alvarez filed a class action against Dave & Buster’s restaurant chain earlier this year in Florida alleging that it used background checks for employment decisions without providing a copy…
Law and the Workplace
Overview of Proposed Fair Chance Act Rules
By Katharine Parker, Michelle Gyves
As mentioned in our recent post, the New York City Commission on Human Rights is proposing to amend its rules to establish various definitions and clarify certain requirements under the…