The applicant screening industry moves fast. Keep up with our Industry News blog, which presents breaking news items, culled from newspapers and trade publications, relating to legislation, case law, statistics and trends in applicant screening.
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Driver files class action against trucking company over alleged violations of the FCRA
A class-action lawsuit was filed against CPC Logistics alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act after the company failed to notify an applicant of information uncovered on a DAC report prior to taking adverse action against him. Read More
Departments of Justice and Homeland Security release new I-9 audit guidelines
The guidance aims to help employers implement and conduct internal I-9 audits that are in compliance with the employer sanctions and anti-discrimination provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Read More
New Pennsylvania law will allow nonviolent misdemeanor crimes to be sealed
Senate Bill 166 was signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf on Feb. 16 and will allow individuals who have served their punishment for nonviolent misdemeanors to petition to have their records sealed from public view. Read More
Washington D.C.’s “Ban the Box” law strongly enforced in its first full year
Over 400 individuals alleged a violation of D.C.’s Fair Criminal Record Screening Amendment Act—legislation otherwise known as “Ban the Box”—in the law’s first full year on the books, according the District of Columbia’s Office of Human Rights (OHR). Read More
Home Depot resolves FCRA claims for $3M
The resolution comes as a result of a 2013 lawsuit alleging the home improvement warehouse store’s job applications used disclosure and authorization forms that contained extraneous information. Read More