June 7, 2023 | Jenni Gray
The City of Chicago recently made amendments to its 2015 ban-the-box ordinance. It took effect at the end of April 2023 and expands coverage to...
February 28, 2023 | Jenni Gray
How far back should you search criminal backgrounds for your applicants and employees? What are the restrictions in place? Should you search a different length...
July 19, 2022 | Jenni Gray
In this Cisive Product Highlight series, we’ll review key tools to consider when screening your workforce, as well as top benefits and features when ordering...
January 4, 2022 | Jenni Gray
Happy New Year! We have made it through another year navigating the pandemic. Employers have continued to evolve with an ever-changing hiring landscape, including permanent...
December 14, 2021 | Antique Nguyen
Employers that use background screening methods to vet potential employees are likely aware of their obligations when making employment decisions based on a report’s findings....
February 23, 2021 | Antique Nguyen
On a federal level, legislation intended to ban the question about criminal records on all job applications was introduced in Congress in 2012 and was...
December 31, 2019 | Antique Nguyen
From background screening compliance to drug testing best practices, this year has been filled with employment law updates for HR leaders and hiring managers across...
December 10, 2019 | Antique Nguyen
At a time when the unemployment rate is 3.8 percent, SHRM data says that more than 7.8 million jobs will need to be filled by...
August 20, 2019 | Antique Nguyen
The seven-year rule is standard in human resources as part of most background check screening processes. It’s also been a rule that most HR leaders...
January 15, 2019 | Antique Nguyen
As the regulations tighten around screening candidates who have been previously incarcerated and as employers look for ways to find good talent, a growing number...
January 8, 2019 | Antique Nguyen
Screening candidates to fill a position has always been a challenge for employers, regardless whether or not a candidate has a criminal record. These important...
October 9, 2018 | Antique Nguyen
The Massachusetts Senate Bill No. 2371, "An Act Relative to Criminal Justice Reform" will become law effective October 13, 2018 and will have extensive criminal...
October 2, 2018 | Antique Nguyen
The San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance (“FCO”) includes the following amendments to the existing “Ban the Box” laws and are now effective as of October...
October 17, 2017 | Bryan Barajas
On October 14th, California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 1008 which prohibits most public and private employers with five or more employees from asking applicants...
August 2, 2017 | Bryan Barajas
New York City has imposed its own “ban the box” law, the Fair Chance Act (FCA), and associated set of regulations on employers, which took...
