Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On April 16, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled in Aldaco v. RentGrow, Inc. that the definition of “conviction” under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) should be interpreted by federal law and not by the law of the state where…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Background screening expert Attorney Lester Rosen, the founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Employment Screening Resources® (ESR), will present a live webinar entitled “Avoiding Illegal Pre-Employment Screening Practices: Update on Background Checks, Ban the Box, Criminal Records and Salary Secrecy Law” on Thursday, May 16, 2019,…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Two pending class action lawsuits filed against Starbucks Corporation – one filed in Washington state in 2016 and the other filed in Georgia in 2017 – over alleged violations of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) made during the background checks of job applicants will be…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn In his article “What Employers Need to Know About ‘Instant Clears,’” background check expert Attorney Lester Rosen, the founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of global screening firm Employment Screening Resources® (ESR), explains how a new and innovative method designed to more quickly deliver a criminal record…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On March 27, 2019, a New Jersey appellate court ruled in a lawsuit between a funeral home and a former employee diagnosed with cancer that employers cannot automatically fire medical marijuana users for failing a drug test since they may be protected under the state’s Law Against…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A driver for Uber has been arrested by police in Florida and charged with the attempted sexual battery of a helpless female passenger who had hailed him for a ride in March of 2019, a first-degree felony punishable by up to 30 years in prison, according to…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On April 3, 2019, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed Senate Bill 96 (SB 96), the “Criminal Offender Employment Act” which is a measure that will “Ban the Box” by prohibiting private employers in the state from inquiring about a job applicant’s arrest or conviction history…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Experts agree employers need background screening providers that are accredited by the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS) and able to comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), according to an article from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On Equal Pay Day held on April 2, 2019, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order No. 93 directing state government agencies to ban the use of salary history in the hiring process to address the gender pay gap between men and woman, according to a…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On April 15, 2019, Lyft Inc. – a popular transportation network company (TNC) serving more than 600 U.S. cities – announced in a post on the Lyft blog two new features to enhance the safety and security of the TNC’s platform: continuous background checks and enhanced identity verification of…
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