Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Colorado House Bill (HB) 19-1025 – legislation that will Ban the Box and place limits on inquiries about the criminal history of job applicants by employers in the state – takes effect on September 1, 2019, for employers in the state with 11 or more employees, and…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On August 23, 2019, a man linked to a decades-old cold case murder that occurred in Florida in 1998 after he applied for a job that required him to undergo a fingerprint background check in 2018 was sentenced to life in prison for the crime, according to…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Background checks of deliverymen are being examined more closely following the brutal murder of an elderly woman in Boca Raton, Florida, in her own home during the delivery of her new washer and dryer, an attack that has “called into question the trustworthiness of deliverymen and workers…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On August 22, 2019, Iowa Auditor of State Rob Sand released a report on a special investigation of the Iowa Department of Public Safety (DPS) for the period July 1, 2016, through August 15, 2018, that revealed 5,817 licenses were issued during that time without nationwide background checks.…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn (Updated August 27, 2019) The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) – an agency of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – has informed employers in the United States to continue using the “Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification” released on July 17, 2017, despite the expiration date…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On August 15, 2019, Risk Based Security (RBS) released its 2019 MidYear QuickView Data Breach Report that showed 2019 was on track to be another “worst year on record” for data breach activity, with over 3,800 incidents reported in the first six months of the year. Compared…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS) – a non-profit trade association representing companies that perform background screening – is proud to support the 3rd annual Chipping in for CAUSE charity golf tournament benefitting the Sue Weaver CAUSE that will take place at the Tournament Players…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On August 9, 2019, a ruling in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia found that a background check for independent contractors does not trigger the protections applicable for a background check for “employment purposes” under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A woman injured during the on-camera shooting of two television journalists by their disgruntled former co-worker while being interviewed in August of 2015 has sued the TV station where all three worked for negligent hiring and retention, according to a report from The Roanoke Times. The complaint filed…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A partial settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against three major credit reporting agencies – Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion – over alleged violations of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) due to inaccurate credit files, with a notice stating that a partial settlement was reached between…
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