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Fair Chance Hiring and Criminal Background Checks

Sterling Check

As companies begin to scrutinize their hiring processes to eliminate bias and increase equity, the question of criminal background checks is often part of the conversation. Understanding these laws can help organizations to continue to conduct criminal background screening and still achieve goals of increased diversity.

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Supporting Fair Hiring: Why GoodHire Excludes Non-Convictions From Background Check Results

Goodhire

Omitting arrest records that did not result in convictions from criminal background check results benefits both employers and job candidates. In 2015 we began excluding non-convictions based on guidance that the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) issued for employers. Learn more about state background check laws.)

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HR Best Practices: The 3 Cs of Background Check Policies

Goodhire

Editor’s note: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected background checks and hiring, so we thought it was time to refresh a popular blog that ran in 2015 to help employers determine whether they need to update their employment screening policy. COMPANY-WIDE. CONSISTENT.

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What’s in Chicago’s 2023 Amended Ban-the-Box Ordinance?

Precheck

7, 2023 Jenni Gray Copywriter The City of Chicago recently made amendments to its existing 2015 ban-the-box ordinance. The ordinance: Now prohibits the use of arrest records (an arrest not leading to conviction; a juvenile record; or criminal history record information that has been expunged, sealed, or impounded).

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Five Millennial Background Screening Challenges

TalentCulture

By the end of 2015, Millennials are expected to outnumber Baby Boomers in the workplace for the first time. They’re hot commodities, but hiring them creates background screening challenges. In particular, when screening Millennials, employers need to take into account not only what’s effective, but also what’s legal.

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How Can the Improper Use of Background Checks Could Get You Sued?

Crimcheck | Pre-Employment & Background Check Information

Original Post: 3-15-16 Updated Post: 4-29-16 Updated Post: 7-18-16 Updated Post: 10-23-16 Updated Post: 4-4-17 In April 2015, the staffing industry and others were rocked by the news that retail giant Amazon had been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit. When the background check returned a criminal record, the company fired him.

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“Just Pay It”: The Nike Lawsuit, Gender Pay Gap & Pay Equity

Trusaic

They have also requested a court-appointed monitor to ensure compliance and for the women who left due to alleged discrimination to be reinstated. According to new research from the Pew Research Center, however, the gender pay gap has not shifted in the past 20 years.