employment law

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...

For Consumer Reporting Agencies (CRAs), there’s a large framework of laws guiding the work of background screening companies. These include federal law such as the...

A growing number of states are beginning to implement new identity protection rules that may impact employer background screening. As more court records have personal...

As employers struggle with finding qualified talent to fill their roles, there is an increased interest in hiring employees with a criminal history, also known...

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision on June 25, 2021, in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, an important case about who may have standing in...

The web of workplace drug and alcohol testing compliance continues to grow and has become increasingly impactful to employers.  Several states have adopted new laws,...

Conducting social media screening on a candidate is becoming an increasingly common practice in the hiring process. Despite the common perception that data in the...

Last year was the start of a new decade which began with high hopes and glee. However, that all came to a halt with the...

On July 24, 2020, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) approved a final rule that will narrow the scope of criminal offenses that require an...

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has dominated conversations across the globe, on television, social media, and in our own homes over the last few months. As...