The Washington State Legislature has been busy as usual this session. Two bills with significant implications for employers ...

Of course companies all over America do indeed conduct background/pre-employment screening, but at least 45 percent of those checks are essentially useless, according to California-licensed ...

There were three primary reasons employers conducted background screenings on employment candidates in 2021, ... When it comes to credit checks for employment, the law is on the employee's side.

All background checks will be conducted in compliance with federal and state law. Background checks will include, ... reserves the right to require the employee to satisfactorily clear a background ...

The Illinois House passed legislation on Thursday requiring more thorough background checks before police officers are hired, less than a year after a Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy shot and ...

Gov. Laura Kelly signed the bill into law this week after it passed the House and Senate unanimously. A representative for Kelly declined to comment on the efforts to enhance pre-employment screening.

A new lawsuit is accusing oil companies and their employment contractors of violating California’s Fair Chance Act by automatically disqualifying job seekers based on their criminal records ...

On the online forum Reddit, Los Angeles residents shared concerns that their background checks were not getting completed in time. “Sterling is not able to get it done!” one user wrote.

Why Pre-Employment Background Checks Are Important More than ever, business owners must trust employees with the keys to the kingdom. That might sound like hyperbole but think about it this way.

Chicago Public Schools hired a former police officer who was on the city’s do-not-hire list after he was fired for ...

Standard background checks do not promote safety. I was contacted by Jeff Lebo, J.D., who has been general counsel for large, faith-based, nonprofit background-search companies.