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New Orleans bars credit checks on employees of city contractors
Effective Dec. 23, 2016, New Orleans’ “Equal Access to Employment Act” will make it unlawful for city contractors to request or use applicants’ or employees’ consumer credit information as the basis for any employment-related decision. Read More
EU-U.S. Privacy Shield gets approval
The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework was formally approved by The European Commission and will serve as the successor to the previously invalidated Safe Harbor framework to govern transfers of personal data from the EU to the U.S. Read More
Illinois Department of Insurance requires independent third-party background investigation reports from nationally-recognized vendors
The Illinois Department of Insurance recently issued a bulletin requiring all companies to use nationally-recognized independent third-party agencies to provide background investigation/verification reports to the Illinois Department of Insurance. Read More
Two more states pass “Ban the Box” laws that will affect private employers
Beginning in 2017, Connecticut and Vermont will require employers to refrain from inquiring about applicants’ criminal histories on initial job applications. Read More
Court rules automatic scoring of background check does not constitute adverse action
A company who utilized a third-party background screening firm’s internal coding to score the results of their background checks faced claims from plaintiffs who received an unfavorable grade that the company took premature adverse action against them. Read More