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Background Checks
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Workforce Compliance Insights
Background Screening Companies Take Note
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced that it is issuing Warning Letters to certain companies who may not be complying with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The Warning…
Best Practices Construction Law
Walking a Tightrope: EEOC Guidance to Avoid Negligent Hiring by Construction Companies
Today's guest post is from my good friend and law partner, M. Clark Spoden, who focuses on business litigation, labor and employment, environmental and construction law. The full article was…
HR Defense
So You Extended an Employment Offer to the Ideal Applicant. Now What?
After months of sorting through applications, you find what appears to be the perfect applicant. His application boasts excellent academic credentials, unmatched work experience, and countless awards and accolades. His…
Employment Law Worldview
The EEOC Loses The Statistical Battle Trying To Prove Disparate Impact Against Employers Using Background Checks in Hiring Decisions
On January 28, 2013, the Northern District of Ohio granted Defendant Kaplan Higher Education’s motion for summary judgment in EEOC v. Kaplan Higher Education Corp. The Court dismissed the matter because…
Hiring To Firing Law Blog
The List: Making 2013 an HR Success – Part 2
By Troutman Pepper Locke's Labor + Employment Group
The last post, Part 1, set forth the first five items on a wish list from an attorney’s perspective – specific ways in which a Human Resources department can minimize problems…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Kmart Settles FCRA Class Action for $3 Million
On January 25, 2013, Kmart Corporation agreed to a $3 million settlement stemming from allegations that it violated Fair Credit Reporting Act requirements when using background reports to make employment…
Employment Class Action Blog
Four Words the Fair Credit Reporting Act has Class Action Plaintiffs and Their Lawyers Repeating: “Show Me The Money!”
Editors’ Note: This post is being jointly published on BakerHostetler’s Class Action Lawsuit Defense blog. Over the past few years, the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), the federal law mandating,…
Class Action Lawsuit Defense
Four Words the Fair Credit Reporting Act Has Class Action Plaintiffs and Their Lawyers Repeating: “Show Me The Money!”
Editors' Note: This post is being jointly published on Baker's Employment Class Action Blog. Over the past few years, the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), the federal law mandating, among…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Employers Must Update Notice Form Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act
As reported in the Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives Blog, beginning January 1, 2013, employers must issue an updated notice form to applicants and employees when using criminal background information…
Minnesota Employer
Employers Are Required to Use New Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) Forms Beginning January 1, 2013
Employers must begin using new Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) forms no later than January 1, 2013. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 transferred FCRA rulemaking authority from…