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Background Checks
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Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
EEOC & FTC Issue Joint Background Check Guidance
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued joint informal guidance concerning the legal pitfalls employers may face when consulting background checks into a…
Privacy and Security Law Blog
New Guidance for Employers Conducting Background Checks
By Angela Galloway Employers who investigate workers' criminal or credit backgrounds may want to review federal guidelines released March 10. The joint publication of the Federal Trade Commission and the Equal Employment…
Law and the Workplace
EEOC issues New Guidance on Credit Checks
The EEOC’s March 10, 2014, release of guidance on background checks is proof positive that the agency is continuing its focus on aspects of the hiring process that it believes…
School Law
Employers Be Forewarned: The Forms You Use to Obtain Applicant Background Checks May Violate FCRA
Download: Printable PDF For employers, a bad hiring decision can be a costly one. Background checks are increasingly popular as employers try to avoid hiring the wrong people. While the…
HR Defense
Should Background Checks Be On Your New Employee Checklist?
"Where there's Pepsi, there's music" … is a slogan from a Pepsi marketing campaign. No doubt the EEOC agrees – in 2012, Pepsi paid over $3 million to settle race…
The Ethical Investigator
Screening Job Applicants: Old Test Results Are Relevant, but Fraud is Off-Limits?
By Philip Segal
When it comes to evaluating people, whether job applicants or potential investment partners, would you rather know how they did on a written test 15 years ago or whether they…
Workforce Compliance Insights
Liability Release Language in Forms Authorizing Background Checks Can Land Employers in Hot Water
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Whole Foods Market alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) in the U.S. District Court Northern District of California (Gezahegne…
Employment Law Spotlight
Background Check Forms Face Increased Scrutiny in Federal Court
Businesses should check their background check consent forms and their pre-adverse action waiting periods, after a recent federal court decision out of Pennsylvania. In Reardon v. Closetmaid Corporation, the district…
Government Contractor Compliance & Regulatory Update
OPM to Federalize Background Checks in Wake of Snowden Scandal/Navy Yard Shooting
On February 6, 2014, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced that the agency will federalize the “quality review process” of its background investigations. OPM had previously engaged federal contractors…
Med Law Blog
HHS Proposed Rule Affects HIPAA Privacy Rule and Background Check Reporting
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a proposed rule that would modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule by allowing health care…