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How is the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacting Employment Background Checks?

Goodhire

Editor’s note: This blog was updated on April 30, 2020, to reflect new information regarding drug screening labs, and additional FAQs related to COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the way we approach employment background checks. We are currently fulfilling background screenings in nearly 90% of U.S.

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7 Compliance Questions That Keep HR Professionals Up at Night

Sterling Check

Navigating the complex and evolving compliance landscape poses significant challenges for HR professionals and staffing agencies. The May webinar began with a quick poll question for attendees. Consider the slew of ban-the-box, fair chance hiring laws, and restrictions on the type of information you can consider in background checks.

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7 Compliance Questions That Keep HR Professionals Up at Night

Sterling Check

7 Compliance Questions That Keep HR Professionals Up at Night. Navigating the complex and evolving compliance landscape poses significant challenges for HR professionals and staffing agencies. The May webinar began with a quick poll question for attendees. Question 1: What’s happening with hiring laws at state and local levels?

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Responses to “HR Compliance in 2018” Questions

Sterling Check

There have been many changes in employment laws that impact the hiring process throughout 2017. There could be more alterations to employment laws and regulations that govern the background screening industry to come in the New Year. Ban-the-Box Laws. 2018 looks to be just as busy. Jennifer L.

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Many California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) Provisions Take Effect January 1. Are You Ready?

HRWatchdog

And to ensure those privacy rights and protections, the act requires covered businesses to follow strict privacy requirements regarding personal information they collect about consumers, such as requiring these businesses to notify consumers about the kinds of personal information it collects about them and what it’s used for.

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Conducting Individualized Assessment as Part of the Adverse Action Process

Sterling Check

When a company uses a job candidate’s background information to deny employment, they must comply with federal and state laws that protect the applicant from discrimination. Adverse action is “an action that denies an individual or business, credit, employment, insurance or other benefits.

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CalChamber to Host HR Boot Camps

HRWatchdog

Space is filling up fast for the one-day, topic-packed seminars focused on the employment life cycle, from hiring through termination, presented by the California Chamber of Commerce. CalChamber’s employment law experts (your personal HR trainers) explain and provide compliance information for these core fundamentals: Register Now!