Category: Human Resources

Tenessee Congressman introduces legislation to amend FCRA

Congressman Steve Cohen (D-Tennessee-09) has introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives – H.R. 645, to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions. Read the full text here

Wednesday April 3rd, 2013 in Background Checks, CA Employment Law, Employment Screening, Human Resources, Negligent Hiring, Tenant Screening | No Comments »

New Form I-9 for employment eligibility verification

Written by John Connelly On March 8, 2013, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services released a new version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification (identified as Rev. 03/08/13). The new form is available for immediate use, and employers must begin using the updated Form for all new hires starting May 7, 2013. Notable changes [...]

Thursday March 21st, 2013 in Background Checks, Employment Screening, Human Resources, Negligent Hiring | No Comments »

Legal Briefing: Discrimination as a Substantial Motivating Factor

Story reported by: By James E. Hall, Mark T. Kobata and Marty Denis, workforce.com Wynona Harris, a bus driver employed by the city of Santa Monica, California, was fired on the same day she submitted a doctor’s note to her supervisor stating that she could continue working through her pregnancy with limited restrictions. Harris sued, [...]

Tuesday March 19th, 2013 in Background Checks, CA Employment Law, Employment Law, Human Resources, Negligent Hiring | No Comments »

CFPB issues new requirements for employers regarding credit checks

Employers who conduct background or credit checks on job applicants or current employees, take note: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the primary enforcer of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), recently issued new forms that employers must begin using effective January 1, 2013. What is the FCRA, and what does it require? The FCRA [...]

Wednesday March 13th, 2013 in Background Checks, CA Employment Law, Employment Law, Employment Screening, Human Resources, Negligent Hiring, Tenant Screening, Tenant Screening Laws | No Comments »

NTSB issues views on changing employment-screening process for truck drivers

NTSB would like to see national database for CDL holders created The aftermath of a fatal truck-train collision a year-and-half ago could soon greatly impact the employment-screening process for truck drivers. That crash occurred at a Miriam, NV, railroad-grade crossing on June 24, 2011, when a tractor pulling two empty side-dump trailers on US Highway [...]

Thursday February 7th, 2013 in Background Checks, Employment Law, Employment Screening, Human Resources, Negligent Hiring | No Comments »

The EEOC’s New Rule on Background Checks

Background checks have been much discussed in the last few weeks, primarily in the context of gun-control proposals. But it appears some background checks are favored by bien pensants whereas others are not — the latter being those conducted by employers on applicants for employment. Last April, the EEOC issued a new policy guidance regarding [...]

Friday February 1st, 2013 in Background Checks, Employment Law, Employment Screening, Human Resources, Negligent Hiring | No Comments »

Woman allegedly raped by coworker: Is it negligent hiring?

An environmental response company and its staffing agency were sued for negligent hiring after a temporary worker was allegedly raped by a coworker while on assignment in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon (Deepwater) oil rig explosion. What happened. Miller Environmental Group, Inc. (MEG), a New Jersey firm, was contracted to provide emergency cleanup services [...]

Friday February 1st, 2013 in Background Checks, CA Employment Law, Employment Screening, Human Resources, Negligent Hiring | No Comments »

Marketers of Criminal Background Screening Reports To Settle FTC Charges They Violated FCRA

Marketers of Criminal Background Screening Reports To Settle FTC Charges They Violated Fair Credit Reporting Act Pitched Mobile Apps Offering Job Applicant Screening Tools An enterprise that compiled and sold criminal record reports has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it operated as a consumer reporting agency without taking consumer protection measures required [...]

Wednesday January 16th, 2013 in Background Checks, Employment Screening, Human Resources, Negligent Hiring | No Comments »

MA Governor Signs H.4307 Requiring Fingerprint Background Checks for Teachers and School Employees

Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) and school districts must conduct national fingerprint-based criminal history background checks on all teachers, school employees, and early education providers in the state. Bill H4307 requires school districts to obtain fingerprint-supported state and national criminal history record information for school employees, bus drivers, and subcontractors. Read more here  

Monday January 14th, 2013 in Background Checks, Employment Screening, Human Resources, Negligent Hiring | No Comments »

New law requires national background check for teachers

By Staff reports The  MetroWest Daily News Posted Jan  11, 2013 @ 02:39 PM Gov. Deval Patrick has signed a bill authorizing the Department of Early Education and Care and school districts to conduct fingerprint-supported national criminal history background checks on all teachers, school employees and early education providers in the state.    Prior to [...]

Friday January 11th, 2013 in Background Checks, Employment Law, Employment Screening, Human Resources, Negligent Hiring | No Comments »