Topic
Background Checks
559 published works
Texas Employment Law Update
Complying with Federal Law When Performing Background Checks
Recently I wrote about ADP's 12th Annual Screening Index summarizing employment screening and hiring trends. Employers using third-party background screening services must remember to comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act's (FCRA)…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
A Primer on When Criminal Background Checks Are Required By Statute
Criminal background checks have, in many ways, never been easier for employers. The internet has made that process quicker, cheaper and more transparent. And yet, the question of "when" must…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
LSU Registrar: Adley Abdulwahab Never Attended LSU
One of my first posts about A&O and Adley Abdulwahab ("Wahab") attached this Illinois Notice of Hearing . Paragraph 24 states that an A&O private offering memorandum listed Wahab's credentials as managing…
New Jersey Law Blog
Want an Antidote to the Economic Doldrums? Start by Improving Your Lease Agreement!
Although the downturn in the economy has brought many obstacles to small business owners, it has also created opportunities that can provide leverage to foster growth and financial security for…
California Labor and Employment Defense Blog
HR professionals note to employment lawyers: stop working off of fear
The HR blog Fistfull of Talent raises a concern I think a lot of HR professionals feel. See article “Hey Employment Law ‘Experts’, You’re Killing My Profession.” Kris Dunn expresses…
California Employment Law Report
HR professionals note to employment lawyers: stop working off of fear
The HR blog Fistfull of Talent raises a concern I think a lot of HR professionals feel. See article “Hey Employment Law ‘Experts’, You’re Killing My Profession.” Kris Dunn expresses…
Reilly Workplace Investigations Blog
Asking Job Applicants About Criminal Convictions
By Debra Reilly
A benefit of using employment applications in hiring is the ability of the employer to directly ask an applicant if he/she has a criminal history that would show up if…
Iowa Employment Law Blog
Social Networking and Background Checks
A post in today's HR Daily Advisor poses the question whether an employer is better or worse off using internet social networking sites as a means of performing background checks on…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Important research that could help with reentry efforts
Main July 7, 2009Important research that could help with reentry effortsThis new article in USA Today, which is headlined "Study could ease concerns over hiring ex-offenders," provides a report on…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Federal Court Denies Summary Judgment to Background Check Company Based on Alleged Violations of FCRA
In a case that should send shivers through background check companies, particularly in Connecticut, a federal district court judge recently ruled that a job applicant could proceed to trial with…