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Background Checks
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Employment Law Lookout
For Your Amusement: Eight Employment Law Trends To Consider For 2023 Summer Season Hiring
By Robert T. Szyba, John W. Egan, and Nicolas A. Lussier Seyfarth Synopsis: Summer hiring for entertainment companies and various attractions is in full-swing. Since last year, legislatures across the…
Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
FTC Updates (February 27 – March 3, 2023)
By Tiffany Aguiar, Crowell & Moring
This week, the FTC partnered with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to explore background screening issues affecting individuals who seek rental housing in the United States. For the first time,…
Civil Service Disqualification Appeals Attorney Blog
Candidate Background Investigations
Read here for a deeper understanding of the NYPD Police Officer Background Investigation Process.
Future Lawyer
The RV Lawyer’s office is open.
By rickgeorges
The RV Lawyer's office is open. Starlink is pushing 156 Mbps broadband to the coach in the middle of Ft. Wilderness at Disney World. Come see me at Space 325…
Consumer Finance Monitor
CFPB and FTC issue request for information on background screening in connection with rental housing
By Alan S. Kaplinsky, Roger D. Winston
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Trade Commission issued a request for information (RFI) yesterday seeking comment on “background screening issues affecting individuals who seek rental housing in the…
California Employment Law Update
Background Check Agency May Have Violated State Law By Disclosing Conviction
By Tony Oncidi
Kemp v. Superior Court, 86 Cal. App. 5th 981 (2022) In 2020, the background reporting agency in this case disclosed to an employer a conviction of an individual from 2011…
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
California Federal Court Rules Employer’s Background Check Disclosures Meet FCRA Requirements
By Alan D. Wingfield, Chris Capurso, Mary Kate Kamka, Noland Butler
A recent opinion issued by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted an employer's motion for summary judgment, rejecting a series of technical arguments advanced by…
Civil Service Disqualification Appeals Attorney Blog
Candidate Information Consistency
Candidates of the NYPD should be particularly thorough, consistent, and accurate when providing their personal history. Click here to learn more.
Employment Law Perspectives
What Connecticut’s Expanded Clean Slate Law Means for Employers
On January 1, 2023, Connecticut Public Act No. 21-32[1] the “Clean Slate” law expanded protections for applicants and employees with criminal records. Employers are prohibited from requesting information about, making…
California Employment Law Update
California’s Civil Rights Department Adds More Detail to Regulations Regarding Consideration of Applicants’ Criminal History
By Philippe A. Lebel, Michelle Lappen
In the weeks and months since it changed its name from the Department of Fair Employment and Housing to the California Civil Rights Department (“CRD”), the agency has been busy. …