Recent Resources

• A Brief Introduction to EEOC, FTC, and CFPB Oversight, including FCRA

  • June 24, 2020

  EEOC, FCRA, FTC, CFPB. There are a lot of acronyms in the background screening world. What do they mean? We break it down.

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• Employer Faces Criminal Background Check Lawsuit

  • May 26, 2020

  Employers need to remain aware that litigation isn’t focused just on disclosure forms. Read more to find out what else needs to be on your radar.

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• $6 Million Settlement Reached in Criminal Check Discrimination Case

  • October 31, 2019

  The EEOC and Dollar General recently reached a $6 million dollar settlement in the long-standing litigation over Dollar General’s criminal background check practices.

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• Seeing the Person Behind the Background Check Results

  • October 3, 2019

  Employers for a long time functioned with hard and fast rules screening out applicants based on the results. However, recent Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidance has led to an evolution in this practice toward a more personalized approach.

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• 4 Ways Automation Can Improve Your Hiring Processes

  • September 5, 2019

  Learn four background search technology features every HR department should consider.

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• Texas Earns a Win in EEOC Fight

  • August 9, 2019

  On August 6, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals weighed in on Texas’ fight against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission criminal records guidance.

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• Can Adjudication Be Simplified? Yes!

  • July 25, 2019

  There is a misconception among some human resources professionals that candidate screening and adjudication must be manual processes. Automation can be applied to this process to improve speed, compliance, and results.

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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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