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Background Checks
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Michigan Employment Law Advisor
What Employers and Employees Should Understand About Conducting Background Checks
By Jason Shinn
Under both federal and Michigan law, employers may generally conduct comprehensive background checks on job applicants as long as the employer has obtained the appropriate waivers and does not discriminate…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : January 5, 2011
It's been a big week for posts looking ahead to 2012 and that theme continues today with strong pieces from Cynthia Larose, Jack Howell, Albie Myburgh and Douglas Jarrett. Total posts…
The Ethical Investigator
Low-Cost Background Checks Ruin Lives
By Philip Segal
An enraging story by the Associated Press spells it out: computers used by background checkers mix up two people with the same name. Blameless woman gets tagged with a criminal…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Background Check Suit Challenges Constitutionality of FCRA’s Seven-Year Limit on Reporting Adverse Information
As reported in the Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives Blog, the U.S. Department of Justice has moved to intervene in a suit challenging the constitutionality of the Fair Credit Reporting…
California Employment Law
New Law Regarding Background Checks and Credit Checks
By Nancy Yaffe
A lot has been written about AB 22 the new California law about consumer credit reports. This post is intended to simply tell you what you need to do as…
Minnesota Employer
Event: Digital Dirt – The Legal Risks of Researching Job Applicants Online
On Tuesday, October 4, 2011, Michael Wilhelm will present “Digital Dirt: The Legal Risks of Researching Job Applicants Online” for the Hennepin County Bar Association. The presentation will focus on…
HR Law Talk
Should Employers Now Ask All Applicants If They Have Sued Under FLSA On A Background Check?
A federal appeals court recently held that a job applicant cannot sue a prospective employer for retaliation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In the case, Dellinger v. Science…
Fair Housing Defense
Should You Run Background Checks On Only Some Applicants? No.
I got a question from a reader who saw the prior blog entry concerning criminal background checks. The reader asked if management can just randomly pick and choose as to which…
HR Law Talk
Why the Renewed Debate on Criminal Background Checks?
The EEOC has renewed the debate recently on an employer’s use of background checks in hiring. Nothing new right? You know you cannot use arrest records but only convictions because…
BeLabor the Point
Changes to the Fair Credit Reporting Act Take Effect July 21
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the federal statute that places limits on an employer’s ability to use background checks on employees and potential hires, will soon add a new…