2017 Background screening Document Employment Law 
Crimcheck | Pre-Employment & Background Check Information
JANUARY 10, 2018
Employers have always lived under the threat of litigation when using background checks for screening applicants. What is new is that, over the last few years, a particular aspect of using background checks has become a leading source of class action lawsuits. This is nothing new. Liability Waivers.
HRWatchdog
DECEMBER 20, 2016
Covered employers in Los Angeles will need to review job applications and other hiring and employment documentation. The ordinance will become effective on January 22, 2017 (31 days after the ordinance was published). Covered employers are prohibited from asking about criminal history on job applications.
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Sterling Check
NOVEMBER 21, 2017
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.
Sterling Check
MAY 11, 2022
Then HR asks for your social security number and a signature of release for a background check. In today’s workplace, background checks are nearly ubiquitous, with criminal screening especially on the rise. Preparing for a Background Check. Building the Criminal History Report.
HRWatchdog
APRIL 4, 2018
Check if you are required to file an annual reporting form. If you were not covered by the HCSO or the FCO in any quarter of the 2017 calendar year, you don’t need to submit the form, and no further action is required. Under the FCO, employers must maintain certain records documenting compliance for a period of three years.
Sterling Check
DECEMBER 4, 2017
The many changes to employment laws in the past year and what updates could be on the horizon for 2018 can be quite overwhelming to an employer. ” webinar to share compliance-related updates that have taken place in 2017 and how they affect the background screening industry. Jennifer L.
HRWatchdog
JANUARY 23, 2017
Los Angeles employers should review employment applications and other hiring and employment documentation. The “Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring” ordinance , also called the “Ban the Box” ordinance, is now law in the City of Los Angeles. Covered employers may not ask about criminal history on job applications.
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