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Is Your Background Check Too Broad? New D.C. Law Bans Requests for or Use of Credit Information

Jill Collins Posted By Jill Collins on Posted in New and Recent Legislation
Background
Credit information is often one component of a comprehensive employment background check. As we have previously reported, employers utilizing background checks performed by a credit reporting agency are subject to a number of notice, consent, and other requirements under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).   A new D.C. law goes even further than the FCRA, … Continue reading this entry
Tags: Background Checks, Ban-the-Box Law, D.C. Employers, Fair Credit in Employment Amendment Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act

California Employers Further Restricted From Using Criminal History

Kelsey Wong Posted By Kelsey Wong on Posted in Fair Employment and Housing Council; Human Resources/ Employer Matters
Employer
California continues its lead in restricting use of criminal records with the Fair Employment and Housing Council (FEHC) recently finalizing new regulations that further limit a California employer’s ability to use criminal history when making employment decisions. The regulations, borrowing heavily from the EEOC’s 2012 Guidance, will be effective July 1, 2017.… Continue reading this entry
Tags: Background Checks, California Fair Employment and Housing Act, Criminal History, Notice Requirements, Protected Class

Hiring 101: Background Checks

Krista J. Sterken Posted By Krista J. Sterken on Posted in Human Resources/ Employer Matters
When appropriately used, background checks can be a powerful tool in making employment decisions. However, an employer that wants to obtain background checks from a consumer reporting agency must be cognizant of a number of laws that can limit when it may obtain a background check and how it may use the information revealed by … Continue reading this entry
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Is Your Company Using the Right Form for Background Checks?

Posted By Foley & Lardner LLP on Posted in Human Resources/ Employer Matters
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) has taken over rulemaking and enforcement responsibilities for the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and has updated an important FCRA form that employers must use when utilizing consumer reports in conducting background investigations of prospective and current employees, including criminal background checks.… Continue reading this entry
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