Saddle Up, Montana: Original 2024 State Privacy Laws Get a Makeover in 2025
Montana implemented the Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act (MCDPA) on October 1, 2024. The law regulates businesses that produce products or services...
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You may have heard this tongue twister before: “Unique New York.” That’s more than just a vocal warm-up for theater folks or a line from Will Ferrell’s character “Ron Burgundy” in Anchorman. It accurately describes the uniqueness of New York City. That one-of-a-kind city is only one part of what makes the state of New York special. It has big-city high rises and upstate cottages, and so much more.
Staying with its unique nature, the state of New York has its own background check disclosure requirements. We have previously talked about state-specific disclosure requirements in Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, California, and more. What sets New York apart?
If you screen people who live or work in New York, you may want to pay attention to New York law.
Before getting a background report on them as part of an application for credit, employment, insurance, or property rental, you must provide them with a New York specific disclosure. The disclosure must:
New York has more requirements when you do certain verifications, like reference checks or some job history checks, on people who live or work in New York as part of an application for credit, employment, insurance or property rental. If your background reports contain information from personal interviews (known as an “investigative consumer report” under New York law), you have to provide another disclosure to them. The investigative consumer report disclosure must:
If you still have questions about whether your New York disclosures pass muster, you may want to talk with your legal counsel.
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