We know all about the industries where background checks are REQUIRED – transportation, healthcare, child care, security, education. Then, there are the industries where background checks SHOULD happen – ministries, insurance, youth sports leagues,...
Complying with the Fair Credit Reporting Act is supposed to be relatively straightforward for employers, but it continues to be one of the biggest stumbling blocks. The latest company to get accused of violating FCRA law is Kohl’s Department Stores Inc., but this...
Some New Orleans property owners are being accused of discriminatory background screening tactics for prospective tenants. If the allegations prove true, the ramifications could affect how property owners are policed when requesting and collecting background checks. A...
A grassroots movement to eliminate questions about a job candidate’s criminal history during the early stages of hiring may be going mainstream sooner than many people expected. A group of bipartisan federal legislators this month introduced a bill to “ban the box” on...
It’s been a tough year for Chipotle. In January, a major pork shortage that affected nearly a third of all locations nationwide disrupted the chain’s carnitas supply for months. Last month, the burrito chain faced a class action claim that it had been using GMOs in...
Attorneys representing the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) had a busy week in court in early September. The government agency that oversees the laws, rules and regulations of background checks was dealing with two cases, that, as we’ve previously...
