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Background Checks
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Employment Law Matters
When is a background search not a background search . . . ?
In a thoroughly reasoned and illustrative opinion, one federal court magistrate judge recently dismissed the claims of a group of individuals who alleged they were not hired because a potential…
Workforce Compliance Insights
Ban the Box and Background Screening Webinar
Last week I posted a blog entry about a presentation I was doing at the NAPBS Mid-Year Conference (click here). If you weren't able to attend our session or the…
Minnesota Employer
Is LinkedIn’s Reference Search Function Subject To The Fair Credit Reporting Act?
No – the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California recently dismissed a complaint alleging Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) violations based on LinkedIn’s Reference Search function. LinkedIn’s…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
Virginia Becomes the Next State to “Ban the Box”
On April 3, 2015, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe signed an Executive Order that "bans the box" and prohibits Virginia agencies, boards, and commissions from asking questions about an applicant's criminal…
Workforce Compliance Insights
NAPBS Conference Attendees
If you are attending the NAPBS Mid-Year Legislative and Regulatory Conference in Washington, DC please join me and my colleague Henry Perlowski for our Monday afternoon session -- Ban the…
Employment Discrimination Report
I’m Not a Doctor, but I Play One on TV
I was reading an article today about a former partner of a law firm who worked for the firm for a decade before the Attorney General charged her with practicing…
Workforce Compliance Insights
FTC-EEOC Publication for Employment Screening
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued an updated guide for employers regarding compliance with the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) when conducting background checks, as well as the Equal Employment…
Workforce Compliance Insights
Free Webinar on Background Checks and the FCRA
Join me for a webinar on April 8th related to background screening, during which I will be speaking with others on legal issues related to background screening. The title of…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
FINRA Issues Notice on Background Checks for Registration Applicants
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) released Regulatory Notice 15-05 to remind member firms of the new consolidated rules on mandatory background checks for individual registration. As first reported in…
Employment Class Action Blog
Fourth Circuit Rejects EEOC Expert Report Riddled With Errors
We’ve written before on the questionable statistics used by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in other cases, and a recent court of appeals case involving background checks suggests…