Recent Resources

• NYC Bans Pre-Employment Marijuana Drug Tests

  • April 12, 2019

  The New York City Council passed a local law this week banning pre-employment marijuana drug tests. Following Mayor de Blasio’s signature, the law will take effect in 1 year.

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• EEOC Releases FY 2018 Enforcement Data

  • April 10, 2019

  On April 10, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released information relating to enforcement and litigation data for the fiscal year (FY) 2018.

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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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• NAPBS Conference Recap

  • October 30, 2018

  Asurint's General Counsel Kelly Uebel attended the annual NAPBS conference in Baltimore, Maryland. Read on to discover Kelly's key takeaways from the conference.

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• Court Determines Plaintiff Can Sue for Alleged Pre-Adverse Action Failures

  • October 3, 2018

  In August 2018, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed an earlier district court judgement that dismissed the FCRA class action lawsuit for lack of standing. In its opinion, the Court found the plaintiff did in fact have standing to sue.

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• Ridesharing Company Announces Continuous Screening on Drivers

  • September 6, 2018

  As part of a safety and security overhaul, a ridesharing company recently announced that it is expanding its background screening policies to include continuous and annual screening of its employees.

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• California Supreme Court Upholds State Background Check Law

  • August 22, 2018

  Concluding a long, drawn-out legal battle, the California Supreme Court issued an opinion on August 20, 2018 finding the state’s Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act (ICRAA) is not “unconstitutionally vague”.

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• Clarification on California’s Salary History Ban

  • August 18, 2018

  In July 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the Fair Pay Act Bill (A.B. 2282), which amends and clarifies several components of the state’s existing salary history ban.

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