The FTC has announced that they are proposing revisions to the notices that consumer reporting agencies (such as employment screening firms) provide to consumers, and to users and furnishers of credit report information under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
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Loading ...Governor Quinn Signs Law to End Pre-Employment Credit Checks: New Law Prohibits Employers from “Discriminating” Based on a Job Seeker or Employee’s Credit History
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Clearly, these reforms represent an effort to help those with criminal records find employment, but will this come at the expense of employers ability to make an informed hiring decision?
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...The rule, scheduled to take effect August 23, 2010, allows employers to prepare, sign, scan and store the form electronically as long as certain criteria is met.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...The state of New York has announced that they will be raising the fee to access their Office of Court Administration criminal records database from $55.00 to $65.00 effective July 1, 2010.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Utah-based employers with 15 or more employees should take note that effective July 1, 2010 they must use a “status verification system” to verify the employment eligibility of new employees.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries just published its final administrative rules regarding Senate Bill 1045 (OL 2010. Ch. 102)(that amends Oregon Revised Statute 659A.885) and that restricts an employer’s use of credit history in employment decisions.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...According to the FTC, “Congress needs to fix the unintended consequences of the legislation establishing the Red Flags Rule – and to fix this problem quickly.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, introduced the 2010 Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act in response to a report that showed nearly 50 percent of criminal records maintained in the NCIC database failed to note court decisions to dismiss arrests.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...We’ve written extensively about legislative efforts throughout the country to ban credit reports from the employment screening process. Well, the Senator Dianne Feinstein has now introduced a senate bill (SA 3795) that would effectively ban the use of this important screening tool for most employers.
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