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Articles: 11-20 of 30

FTC-EEOC publication for employment screening

USA - April 2 2015 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued an updated guide for employers regarding compliance with the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)…

GAO releases report on criminal background checks for employment

USA - March 17 2015 Yesterday the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on the use of criminal background checks (GAO-15-162) tied to a congressional…

Employer fined $227,000 for Form I-9 violations for remote employees

USA - February 24 2015 A national staffing company has been fined $227,000 in civil fines for improperly completing the Forms I-9 for its remote hires. This despite the…

President’s executive order halted

USA - February 17 2015 President Obama's executive order on immigration has been halted by a federal judge in Texas. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen granted a temporary…

Pennsylvania youth serving organizations, volunteers and background checks

USA - February 17 2015 Take note of a new law (H.B. 435) effective this year in Pennsylvania which requires a criminal history background check for volunteers seeking to…

E-Verify RIDE adds another state

USA - February 2 2015 Effective February 1, Nebraska became the latest state to join E-Verify's RIDE program. RIDE stands for the "Records and Information from DMVs for…

Use of social media for background screening

USA - January 22 2015 Today's Wall Street Journal has an interesting article about "online sleuthing" and privacy concerns. Employers use social media when screening…

Employers, executive action on immigration and issuance of work permits

USA - January 16 2015 As the President's executive action on immigration Rolls out, employers are wondering when they will start to see work permits issued to those…

Background screeners, prospective blanket certifications, background checks and litigation

USA - December 11 2014 What do these have in common? The fact that a federal district court judge believes that a plain reading of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)…

The President and executive action on immigration

USA - November 21 2014 Last night President Obama announced the following regarding executive action on immigration: Undocumented immigrants who have been in the United…