December 7, 2021 | Shannon Shoemaker
For Cisive's most recent benchmark report, Cisive Insights: Talent Screening Trends 2021, Cisive surveyed more than 1,500 human resources, talent acquisition, compliance, and recruitment professionals...
May 21, 2019 | Shannon Shoemaker
As laws governing background checks constantly change, regulatory oversight expands and the ranks of applicants misrepresenting themselves grows, selecting a vendor to conduct background checks...
May 7, 2019 | Shannon Shoemaker
HR and recruiting leaders are wholly invested in compliance when it comes to background screening and employment law. It’s imperative that we stay on top...
October 1, 2016 | Bryan Barajas
On September 27, 2016, California Governor Jerry Brown signed A.B. 1843, which prohibits an employer from asking an applicant for employment to disclose information...
August 19, 2015 | Bryan Barajas
DID YOU KNOW? Although there is no federal legislation yet, Ban the Box legislation (Fair Chance Act) has been enacted in: 18 STATES (7 OF WHICH...
July 6, 2015 | Bryan Barajas
On June 25, 2015, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed into law House Bill 3025, which will prohibit both private and public employers from asking questions...
June 11, 2015 | Bryan Barajas
The New York City Council voted to require private employers to remove criminal convictions questions from job applications. The Fair Chance Act will delay the...
May 18, 2015 | Bryan Barajas
As of June 1, 2015, Ohio is “voluntarily” joining the Ban the Box Movement and removing the question on government job applications regarding the applicant’s...
April 10, 2015 | Bryan Barajas
On April 3rd, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe signed an Executive Order affecting state hiring practices by removing questions regarding criminal history from employment applications. Specifically,...
October 24, 2014 | Bryan Barajas
As of January 1, 2015, St. Petersburg, Florida will "Ban the Box" on city employment applications, which removes the "box" from their employment application asking...
