Written by: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Joining New York City, Westchester, and Albany, the Suffolk County Legislature, on November 20, 2018, adopted its own variation of a salary history ban. Taking effect on June 30, 2019, the Restricting Information on Salaries and Earnings Act (the “RISE Act”) amends Chapter 528 of the Suffolk County Human […]
Marijuana Sows Seeds of Conflict for San Francisco Employers, But Maybe Not for Utah Employers
By Jinouth Vasquez on December 12, 2018 What a year it’s been in legalizing cannabis—from conservative states legalizing medical marijuana—to city ordinances imposing cannabis requirements. Changes in Cannabis laws are definitely creating a buzz for SF and Utah employers. Background Checks SF. San Francisco, known for its forward progress in the cannabis space, has done it again. Effective […]
Learn from Lyft—How to Ward the Rising Number of Background Check Class Actions
Written by Fisher Phillips – Spencer Waldron Companies are increasingly faced with class actions for alleged violations of one of the “big three” —the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), or the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Although several thousand of these claims are filed each year, FCRA claims related to […]
Data driven background screening
Written by IT-ONLINE Digital transformation is changing the way people and industries engage. Access to information has become easily attainable and platforms have evolved to allow for remote services on-demand. What does this mean for the background screening industry? Should professional vetting companies utilize this online data because it is now easier to access, and […]
Background Checks: The Good, the Bad and the Liability
Written By Aviva Gordon We have all recently been privy to the most contentious job interview of our lifetimes. During Brett Kavanaugh’s U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings, senators noted that this would be the last job interview he would have, if confirmed. As the entire country was attentive to the accusations concerning an alleged high […]
