EEOC Issues Guidelines for Criminal Checks in Background Screening
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued new guidelines for employers on the use of criminal background checks when hiring new employees. “The new guidance clarifies and updates the EEOC’s longstanding policy concerning the use of arrest and conviction records in employment, which will assist job seekers, employees, employers, and many other agency stakeholders,” said […]
Amendment to Massachusetts Criminal History Check from May 4th 2012
In 2010, Massachusetts enacted a new law governing the use of criminal records for employment in Massachusetts and the Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) Reform Act will become effective from May 4, 2012. The act will allow all employers access to a new online records system, but it also imposes obligations on employers that acquire […]
Using Consumer Reports: What Employers Need to Know
Your company has job vacancies to fill. You’re also thinking about promoting some employees from within the company. You’ve winnowed down the stack of applications and resumes and want to run background checks through a third party company who is in the business of compiling background information. Employment background checks also are known as consumer […]
Do Social Media Check: The Right Way
One of the most content-rich sources for background information today is social media. Its expanding presence in our daily lives makes it natural place to search for information on its 800 million users. Moreover the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has decided that the year-old startup Social Intelligence Corporation operates within the guidelines of the Fair Credit Reporting […]
Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER)
The United States Judiciary implemented a program called “Pacer” (“Public Access to Court Electronic Records”), to provide users with public access to case and docket information from Federal Appellate, District and Bankruptcy courts. Pacer offers user-friendly federal case information to any person, not only attorneys, with an Internet connection and previous payment of a fee. […]
The Fact about Drug Screening
No employer likes to hire someone who may be prone to using drugs or alcohol while at work. As a result, many private and some public employers now attempt to test prospective employees for drug and alcohol use. The United States Supreme Court has held that both blood and urine collection are minimally intrusive procedures which […]
California to Implement Two New Laws from Jan 1st 2012
With the end of the year approaching, we wanted to remind you of two new California laws that will effect you or your clients. Both of these laws go into effect January 1, 2012 and require revisions to an employer’s Disclosure/Authorization forms. First, California SB 909 which takes effect on January 1, 2012, and amends […]
Head of Arizona Drywall Company Pleads Guilty to Charges in ICE Worksite Investigation
The president of a drywall and stucco company in Arizona pleaded guilty Friday to federal criminal charges resulting from a probe by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) that revealed he hired unauthorized alien workers. . As part of the plea agreement, the top executive of the company agreed to pay $225,000 […]