Topic
Background Checks
559 published works
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
Supreme Court Upholds NASA Background Checks
On January 19, 2011, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling in National Aeronautics and Space Administration v. Nelson, finding that questions contained in background checks NASA conducted…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Supreme Court Upholds NASA Background Checks
On January 19, 2011, the United States Supreme Court unanimously overturned a Ninth Circuit ruling, finding that questions contained in background checks conducted by NASA on independent contractors are reasonable,…
Employer Law Report
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Government Background Screens in NASA v. Nelson
By Brian Hall
The U.S. Supreme Court today issued its decision in NASA v. Nelson, a case that we previewed back in October. As you will recall, the respondents in Nelson were a…
Employer Law Report
FTC’s Interim Report to Congress on National Study of Credit Report Accuracy Warrants Pause Before Doing Credit History Checks on Employment Candidates
By Brian Hall
There has been a lot of discussion lately about the EEOC's decision to sue Kaplan Higher Education Corporation on the grounds that its policy of using credit histories as part…
Smooth Transitions
Employers – Ask potential candidates if they signed a non-compete!
By Rob Radcliff
Employers should be asking potential employees and even…
Alabama Employment Law Report
Another Year, Another Decade, and more Employment Law Infomation
It is hard to believe that another year, and another decade is soon behind us. As one of my partners commented, it seems like just yesterday that we were worried…
Employer Law Report
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in NASA v. Nelson
By Brian Hall
No, this is not – for those of you old enough to remember I Dream Of Jeannie – Major Anthony Nelson suing NASA after all these years. Instead, a group…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
State Law Developments for Credit and Criminal Background Checks
Recent state law developments will affect whether and to what extent certain employers can conduct credit and criminal background checks on employees and applicants. Employers, particularly multi-state employers, should be…
Cruise Law News
Most Wanted Rape Suspect Arrested On Carnival Cruise Ship – Worked As Manager Of Onboard Hair Salon
By Jim Walker
A frequent topic on Cruise Law News is the danger of sexual assault on cruise ships. One of the problems we write about frequently is that the cruise lines do not conduct…
D.C. Medical Malpractice Blog
Gaps in Nursing Databases May Result Unsafe Nurses Being Hired in Other States
By Catherine D. Bertram 24 states have joined the "Nurse Licensure Compact", an umbrella entity designed to unify states' nursing discipline records. But some states' lax enforcement and reporting have…