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
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 [...]
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, [...]
In an effort to make communications with APSCREEN easier, we have expanded into other social media platforms. We setup a company page for APSCREEN on Facebook and our very own Founder and CEO Tom Lawson is now tweeting on Twitter. If you are currently on either Facebook or Twitter we encourage you to reach out [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
E-Verify is a voluntary internet-based program to help employers verify the work authorization of new hires. Since 2009, the federal government mandates certain federal contractors to use the program. As of November 30, 2012, a total of 20 states require the use of E-Verify for at least some public and/or private employers. This document summarizes [...]
The Federal Trade Commission submitted written testimony to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights regarding the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and the use of consumer reports in employment. The Fair Credit Reporting Act promotes the accuracy, fairness, and privacy of information in the files of consumer reporting agencies (CRAs). The FTC testimony describes some [...]
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