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Background Checks
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Labor & Employment Report
FCRA Obligations of Former Employers
By Fiona W. Ong
Most (I hope) employers understand that they have to comply with the notice and authorization requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) when using a third party to conduct…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
Criminal Background Checks in the Hiring Process: the Escalating Risks
Employers' use of criminal background checks in the hiring process is creating growing exposure to liability on several fronts. Please join us for a complimentary webinar on Thursday, January 16,…
Employer Law Report
Happy Birthday to the FACTA! The Often Forgotten Law that Imposes Obligations and Provides Helpful Exceptions for Employer Background Checks and Workplace Investigations
It should be old hat by now: Employers who use a third party to conduct a background check on an applicant or employee for employment purposes must comply with the…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Background Check Companies Settle FCRA Allegations
On November 13, 2013, two companies that provide consumer background reports to third parties, including criminal record checks, agreed to an 18.6 million dollar settlement stemming from allegations that they…
Workforce Compliance Insights
Walt Disney Company and First Choice Background Screening are Subjects of FCRA Class Action Claims
Two class action complaints were filed recently in the Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles court alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”). The cases are…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Texas AG Argues EEOC Guidance on Criminal Background Checks Violates State Sovereignty
As reported in the Hunton Employment and Labor Perspectives Blog, on November 4, 2013, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott sought injunctive and declaratory relief against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission…
Employment & Labor
The Background Backlash Continues – Texas Sues The EEOC Over Its Criminal Background Guidance
By Christopher DeGroff and Paul Kehoe For the second time in less than six months, the EEOC finds itself on the wrong side of a lawsuit. On November 4, 2013,…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Should Congress tell all states and localities they many never employ certain ex-offenders in their public schools?
Main October 23, 2013Should Congress tell all states and localities they many never employ certain ex-offenders in their public schools? The question in the title of this post is prompted…
Labor & Employment Report
EEOC Slapdown Over Meritless Criminal Background Check Lawsuit
By Fiona W. Ong
I like the EEOC - I really do. They do important work, and most of the time they seem to get it right. But every once in a while they…
EEOC Year-End Countdown
Sixth Circuit Upholds Big Fee Award Against EEOC For Continuing To Pursue Lawsuit Based On A “Companywide Policy That Did Not Exist”
By Gerald L. Maatman Jr. and Howard M. Wexler On October 7, 2013 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld a district court’s award of $751,942.48 against…