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Rhode Island Schools: Tighter Background Checks
A bill requiring national background checks on contract employees and employees of third party contractors working with Rhode Island school districts was recently passed by the Rhode Island House...
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FTC Reports: Two Data Brokers Settle FTC Charges
Employers are not the only ones under a microscope when using background checks. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) also continues to target background screening companies, even those that do not...
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EEOC vs Kaplan: Appeals Court Rules against the EEOC
In a move that employers who rely on background checks in hiring can appreciate, on April 9, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a unanimous summary judgment in favor of...
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Nebraska Becomes the Latest State to “Ban the Box”
On April 16, 2014, Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman signed a bill that prohibits employers from asking applicants if they have a criminal record. A National Employment Law Project (NELP) press release...
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Proposed Bill: FCRA Changes to Clean Up Credit Reporting Errors
A recently proposed Senate bill would make it would make it easier for consumers to learn about and dispute errors in their credit reports. The Stop Errors in Credit Use and Reporting (SECURE) Act of...
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New York City “Fair Chance Act”
New York City Council is considering a bill that would prohibit New York City employers from asking people about criminal histories on job applications. As part of the expanding “ban the box”...
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“Ban the Box” Legislation Aimed at Private Employers Advances in Illinois
TV station WAND reported that an Illinois Senate committee voted 11-2 on May 14, 2014 to approve legislation that would prohibit private employers with more than 15 employees to ask about criminal...
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New Baltimore “Ban the Box” Law Affects Private Employers
In an update to our blog posted on March, 14, 2014, the city of Baltimore passed a new “ban the box” law that pertains to private employers. Here are the details: Who does this law affect? Employers...
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Illinois Poised to Enact “Ban the Box” Law Affecting Private Employers
It is expected that Illinois Governor Pat Quinn will sign new “ban the box” legislation that will remove questions about criminal background history from employment applications. This would expand...
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Going Back Two Years on a Background Check. Is That Enough?
After assaults on two women earlier this month by a taxi driver in Honolulu, HI, there are new concerns about safety. At issue is background checks done on cab drivers. According to police, the...
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Washington D.C. “Bans the Box” – Private Employers Affected
Washington D.C. is the most recent city to join the “ban the box” movement, and the city has passed “one of the most stringent ban-the-box laws in the nation,” according to a blog by Baker &...
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FTC Obtains Restraining Order Against Diploma Mill
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that at its request, a Florida court put a temporary restraining order to halt the business of an online high school diploma mill. Diversified Educational...
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St. Louis “Bans the Box”
On October 14, 2014, St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay announced that the city will no longer require city job applicants to disclose felony convictions, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The city...
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Background Check Forms: Ensure Yours Are Compliant
Class action lawsuits can cost employers a pretty penny. An example of this is a recent settlement by Publix supermarket for $6.8 million because release language was included in the company’s...
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Allegheny County “Bans the Box”
Beginning January 1, 2015, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania will join the “ban the box” movement and stop asking if an applicant has a criminal record on the initial job application. The county joins...
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