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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
Oct 11, 2023 12:00:00 AM
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
Sep 28, 2023 12:00:00 AM
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
Sep 20, 2023 12:00:00 AM
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
Sep 12, 2023 12:00:00 AM
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
Aug 23, 2023 12:00:00 AM
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
Aug 17, 2023 12:00:00 AM
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
Aug 8, 2023 12:00:00 AM
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
Jul 27, 2023 12:00:00 AM
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
Jul 19, 2023 12:00:00 AM
California has been actively introducing bills for automatic consideration of relief and dismissals of certain categories of arrest records and...