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Background Checks
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Law and the Workplace
Background Checks Headline in 2014
By Daniel Saperstein, Katharine Parker
In 2014, background checks were a hot topic in state and local legislatures. Before this year, only 8 jurisdictions in the country had passed laws preventing private employers from asking…
Labor & Employment Report
What Is the EEOC’s Own Policy on Background Checks?
By Fiona W. Ong
I don't actually have the answer to that. But someone else will soon - BMW Manufacturing Co., who is being sued by the EEOC regarding BMW's use of criminal background…
Workforce Compliance Insights
Background Screeners, Prospective Blanket Certifications, Background Checks and Litigation
What do these have in common? The fact that a federal district court judge believes that a plain reading of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires background screeners obtain…
EEOC Year-End Countdown
Court Orders The EEOC To Produce Internal Hiring Policies Regarding Background Checks
By Howard M. Wexler In the closely watched case of EEOC v. BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC, 13-CV-1583 (D.S.C.), which concerns the EEOC’s “Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and…
Employment & Labor
Court Orders The EEOC To Produce Internal Hiring Policies Regarding Background Checks
By Gerald L. Maatman Jr. and Howard M. Wexler In the closely watched case of EEOC v. BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC, 13-CV-1583 (D.S.C.), which concerns the EEOC’s “Enforcement Guidance on…
ContractsProf Blog
California Goes after Shared Ride Companies
Jeremy Telman and I both recently blogged on the intense criticism of and focus on “shared economy” companies such as Uber, Lyft and airbnb.In what seemed an inevitable turn of…
Labor & Employment Insights
More Focus on Employer Background Checks
The focus on employment background checks is not going away. A few weeks ago I wrote about Dollar General’s $4 million dollar settlement of a class action lawsuit based on…
Employment Law Watch
Upstate N.Y. Employers Brace for New Workplace Regulations
This post was written by Cindy S. Minniti and Mark S. Goldstein. It is no secret that, through the efforts of the New York City (NYC) Council and Mayor Bill…
Law and the Workplace
FTC Issues Another Guide on Background Checks
By Daniel Saperstein, Katharine Parker
As we reported in our prior alert, in March of this year, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") issued a short brochure—Background Checks: What Job Applicants and Employees Should Know—on the…
California Workplace Law Blog
Silicon Valley Compliance Collaboratory Series Event Invitation: When Customers Demand Drug Tests and Criminal Background Checks of Your Employees – What You Need to Know
Co-hosted by Juniper Networks and Jackson Lewis P.C., the Collaboratory Series offers interactive workshops designed to highlight “real life” compliance issues and solutions for employers. In this session, we will…