Continuing Privacy Headache for Ordering Criminal Background Checks in California
By Rod M. Fliegel on February 23, 2024 Read More
DHS Announces Extension and Redesignation of TPS for Cameroon
Announcement means that certain EADs will be extended through December 7, 2024 Read More
Review of Local and State Conviction Record Laws Critical in Hiring Decisions
Court determines that employer unlawfully rescinded a job offer based on the contents of an applicant's criminal record. Read More
Washington Rule Clarifies Background Check Requirements for Long-Term Care Workers
Effective August 11, 2024, Washington's new rule updates and clarifies background check procedures for long-term care workers, aligning state rules with federal requirements and recent legislative cha... Read More
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Federal “Ban the Box” legislation moves forward
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a final rule revising its regulations to now prohibit federal agencies from inquiring about federal job applicants’ criminal histories until a cond... Read More
Illinois Legislature Amends Marijuana Law, Bringing Clarity, Relief to Employers with Workplace Drug-Testing Programs
By Melissa A. Logan, Jennifer Chierek Znosko, Nancy Delogu, and Dale Deitchler on November 22, 2019 Read More
FCRA Requirements for Using a Consumer Report for Employment Purposes
Question: What requirements do we need to follow when using a consumer report to make an employment decision? Enacted by Congress in 1970 and subsequently amended a number of times, the Fair Credit Re... Read More
Arizona governor directs state personnel officials to “Ban the Box”
Gov. Doug Ducey issued an executive order instructing all state agencies to eliminate any questions on initial job applications about whether a person has a criminal record. Read More
Background Checks for Senior Care Employees Becomes Law in Michigan
An amendment to the Older Michiganians Act will mandate that aging agencies conduct criminal background checks for specified individuals Read More
New Mexico Enacts Employment Protections Regarding Medical Marijuana
Senate bill 406 was signed into legislation on April 4, 2019 by Governor Michelle Lujan and will take effect June 14, 2019. Read More
Annual E-Verify Records Disposal Scheduled by USCIS for March 31, 2022
On March 31, 2022, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will dispose of E-Verify records dated on or before December 31, 2011. Read More
Florida Agency Provides Some Guidance on State's New Immigration Law (SB1718)
By Angel Valverde, Bruce Buchanan and Jorge Lopez on July 17, 2023 Read More
Two Bills Regarding Marijuana Regulations Take Effect in Delaware
Governor John Carney announced that two bills governing the legalization of marijuana would become law without his signature. Read More
Recreational Marijuana in Missouri Is Coming Soon - What Employers Need to Know
By Rachel Ring and Jen Chierek Znosko on November 11, 2022 Read More
New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission Issues Workplace Guidance on Reasonable Suspicion Determinations
By Lauren Marcus, Dimitrios Markos and Nancy Delogu on September 14, 2022 Read More
Expungement, Sealing and Pardoning of Criminal Records
Today, at least forty-five states and the District of Columbia have a mechanism in place for criminal record sealing or expungement.1 However, both the use and definition of the terms “sealing” and “e... Read More
Five Fast Findings: Form I-9 Highlights from the Annual AILA Conference
i9Success's Associate General Counsel and Director of I-9 and E-Verify Compliance, John Mazzeo, returns from this year's AILA Conference with key Form I-9 takeaways for HR and Compliance professionals... Read More
Truescreen's Associate General Counsel attends CFPB roundtable in Washington, D.C.
Sadeq Khan, Truescreen’s Associate General Counsel/Director of Compliance recently attended a two-day event in the nation’s capital that included a private roundtable for in-house counsel at the Consu... Read More
Truescreen's Ricki Abrams Earns CIPP/US Certification
In February 2022, Truescreen's Associate General Counsel and employment law specialist, Ricki Abrams, passed the International Association of Privacy Professionals' Certified Information Privacy Profe... Read More