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Thinking About Adverse Action? Make a Plan!
If you use a third-party agency to provide you with background reports (which are also referred to as “consumer reports”), you may want to...
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Read the latest in background screening compliance.
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Columbia, SC Amends their Ban the Box Law
Mar 16, 2020 12:00:00 AM
We had previously discussed a Ban the Box law in Columbia, South Carolina, that went into effect in August 2019.
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U.S. House of Representatives Passes FCRA-Amending Bill: The Comprehensive CREDIT Act of 2020
Mar 4, 2020 12:00:00 AM
On January 29, 2020, the United States House of Representatives passed the “Comprehensive Credit Reporting Enhancement, Disclosure, Innovation, and...
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Appeals Court Upholds Philadelphia Salary History Ban
Feb 25, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Salary History Bans have been passed in multiple cities and states throughout the country. We have reported on recently enacted Salary History Bans...
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Grand Rapids, MI Enacts “Ban the Box”- Style Restrictions
Feb 18, 2020 12:00:00 AM
We have previously reported on multiple recently enacted Ban the Box laws, both at the state and municipal levels. As you may know, Ban the Box laws...
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New Version of Form I-9 Released
Feb 5, 2020 12:00:00 AM
You probably know that all employers need to complete a Form I-9 for all newly hired employees to verify their identities and authorization to work...
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Waterloo, Iowa Facing Lawsuit Over “Ban the Box”
Jan 23, 2020 12:00:00 AM
We previously discussed the Ban the Box ordinance recently passed in Waterloo, Iowa. On January 2, 2020, the Iowa Association of Business and...
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Federal “Fair Chance Act” Enacted
Jan 16, 2020 12:00:00 AM
We have previously covered “Ban the Box” laws in multiple jurisdictions, including both statewide laws, such as the law in Colorado, and municipal...
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Salary History Ban Coming to Cincinnati
Jan 8, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Starting in 2020, Cincinnati, Ohio will join jurisdictions such as New York and New Jersey in adopting a “Salary History Ban”. Salary History Bans...
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Waterloo, Iowa: The First Iowa Jurisdiction to “Ban the Box”
Dec 17, 2019 12:00:00 AM
The “ban the box” movement – featuring laws that often prevent employers from asking about a candidate’s criminal history early in the hiring process...