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Texas HB 2127 "Death Star" Bill
Background screening is a vital process for employers, landlords, and other entities that need to verify the identity, credentials, and history of...
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Read the latest in background screening compliance.
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EEOC Report Highlights Federal Workers with Criminal Records
October 11, 2023
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has recently released two federal workforce reports that address the barriers and benefits of...
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Kaiser Foundation Hospitals FCRA $4M Class Action Settlement
September 28, 2023
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals or Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (“Kaiser”) have agreed to pay more than $4 million as part of a settlement resolving a...
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Employers May Remotely Examine Employees’ I-9 Documents
September 20, 2023
On May 5, 2023, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officially stated that employers must complete in-person physical document inspections for...
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Changes to Minnesota’s Drug Testing Scheme
September 12, 2023
Following the lead of some other state employer restrictions we have previously discussed, such as California’s AB-2188 and D.C.’s Cannabis...
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California Updates Employment Regulations Concerning Criminal History
August 22, 2023
One of the latest in a series of “Ban the Box” style laws and amendments, California has updated its Fair Chance Act this year. On July 24, 2023, the...
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Many Florida Employers Now Required to Use E-Verify
August 16, 2023
Under a new state law, private employers in Florida with 25 or more employees are now required to use E-Verify in their onboarding process. Governor...
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Connecticut Clean Slate Act in Effect
August 7, 2023
Connecticut has enacted its own Clean Slate Act, which went into effect on January 1, 2023. Connecticut’s Clean Slate Act directs the development and...
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Additional States Enact Data Privacy Protections
July 26, 2023
More states are continuing to enact individual data privacy protections. Some of the recent protections signed into law are scheduled to go into...
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New California Law SB 731
July 18, 2023
California has been actively introducing bills for automatic consideration of relief and dismissals of certain categories of arrest records and...