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LA County’s 2024 Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
Los Angeles County has introduced a new Fair Chance Ordinance for employers, effective September 3, 2024. Previously, we tracked other Fair Chance...
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Florida’s Healthcare Background Check Expansion Law Overview
Apr 10, 2024 12:00:00 AM
Florida is set to implement new legislation that significantly expands the scope of background screening for healthcare workers. Currently, only...
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Use of Revised FCRA Summary of Rights Now Required
Mar 26, 2024 12:00:00 AM
Last year, on March 17, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a revised Summary of Consumer Rights Under the Fair Credit...
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Cyber Incident in Fulton County, Georgia Impacts Background Checks
Mar 22, 2024 12:00:00 AM
In January, Fulton County - Georgia’s most populous county that includes the city of Atlanta - experienced a cyber incident that significantly...
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2024 Report on the Connecticut Data Privacy Act
Mar 19, 2024 12:00:00 AM
The Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA), which took effect in July 2023, is one of the nation’s pioneering consumer privacy laws. The CTDPA...
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Executive Order to Protect Sensitive Bulk Data in the U.S.
Mar 7, 2024 12:00:00 AM
President Biden issued Executive Order 14117 on February 28, 2024, to address the threat of certain countries of concern accessing or misusing bulk...
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California Data Redaction Updates
Feb 27, 2024 12:00:00 AM
February 2024: Los Angeles County, California date of birth redaction takes effect Starting February 23, 2024, the Superior Court of Los Angeles...
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Washington Enacts a New Employee Cannabis Protection Law
Feb 22, 2024 12:00:00 AM
Due to the changing landscape and views on cannabis use, employee protection laws are becoming more common in states where recreational cannabis use...
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Delays in Kansas County Criminal History Searches
Feb 13, 2024 12:00:00 AM
Due to a security incident in October 2023, the Kansas judicial branch has temporarily shut down its electronic information systems. Public record...
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Salary History Ban Coming to Columbus, Ohio
Feb 7, 2024 12:00:00 AM
Columbus, Ohio, is next in line to join a growing nationwide list of salary history bans. Recently, we also covered Minnesota's pay history ban,...