“Fair Hiring in Banking” Provisions Ease Criminal Record Restrictions on Jobs

Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn The “National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023” includes Section 5705 titled “Fair Hiring in Banking” which will ease restrictions on financial institutions hiring candidates with criminal records by lessening convictions that prevent employment under Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). Section 19…

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Safe Hiring Expert to Present Webinar on Creative Candidate Screening

Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn To help employers learn the various best practices used to select the best candidates. Attorney Lester Rosen, author of “The Safe Hiring Manual” and founder of Employment Screening Resources (ESR), will present a live webinar titled “Looking Beyond the Resume: Creative Candidate Screening” on Thursday, March 30, 2023. Employers…

White House “Renters Bill of Rights” Examines Tenant Background Checks

Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn In January 2023, the White House announced new actions to increase fairness in the rental market that align with its “Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights” that the Biden-Harris Administration simultaneously released to, among other things, ensure tenant background checks are legal, fair, and non-discriminatory. The Blueprint…

Gainesville FL Passes “Fair Chance Hiring” Ordinance to “Ban the Box”

Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn In December 2022, the City of Gainesville in Florida passed a “Ban the Box” law that took effect upon signature called the “Fair Chance Hiring” Ordinance to prohibit questions by employers with 15 or more employees about the criminal history of applicants during the application process until after…

CFPB Regulatory Agenda for 2023 Considers Amending Regulation V for FCRA

Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has released the Fall 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions for administrative agencies such as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) that includes the CFPB’s 2023 regulatory agenda which reveals the…