Recent Resources

• How to Ensure FCRA-Compliant Use of Consumer Reports for Hiring: Part II

  • August 6, 2020

  Part II of this blog series about FCRA-compliant use of consumer reports covers Pre-Adverse and Adverse Action notifications.

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• How to Ensure FCRA-Compliant Use of Consumer Reports for Hiring: Part I

  • August 4, 2020

  The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is a decades-old regulation that originally addressed credit-related issues but was later expanded to cover consumer reports of all types.

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• Litigation Continues Plaguing Employers

  • June 5, 2020

  Employers continue to face a tidal wave of litigation pertaining to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Find out more in the blog.

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• Nationwide Employer Sued for Discrimination Tied to Criminal Report

  • September 12, 2019

  A nationwide employer is now facing a battle after a lawsuit was filed in June 2019 alleging their use of criminal background report information led to racial discrimination.

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• Legislative Update: Ban the Box & Salary History Laws Continue to Spread

  • June 18, 2019

  At this point in the year, the majority of state legislatures have adjourned their legislative session. As is typical, the end of the session led to a flurry of legislative activity with several actions impacting employers as it relates to background screening. Particularly in Maryland, Colorado and Missouri.

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• Ban the Box Update: New Mexico & Arizona

  • March 20, 2019

  New Ban the Box laws in New Mexico and Arizona. Read more about them in the article.

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• Ban the Box Goes Global: Recent Study Analyzes Criminal Disclosure Impact in the UK

  • January 29, 2019

  You've heard of Ban the Box in the US, but did you know that over the past few years, the UK has also made numerous shows of support for a ban the box type law?

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• Litigation Update: Major Airline Settles FCRA Claim for $2.3 Million

  • January 24, 2019

  2019 is off to a red hot litigation start with the announcement that a major airline will settle FCRA claims for $2.3 million covering a class of about approximately 44,100 individuals.

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