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Navigating U.S. Privacy Law and Background Screening

Cisive

For Consumer Reporting Agencies (CRAs), there’s a large framework of laws guiding the work of background screening companies. It helps protect the accuracy, fairness, and privacy of information collected by CRAs, and allows consumers to correct potential inaccuracies in reports. Connecticut. The post Navigating U.S.

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New Court Rules Pose Challenges to Employer Background Screening

Cisive

A growing number of states are beginning to implement new identity protection rules that may impact employer background screening. As more court records have personal identifying information (PII) like driver’s license numbers and birth dates removed, background checks will become increasingly difficult.

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7 Compliance Questions That Keep HR Professionals Up at Night

Sterling Check

Consider the slew of ban-the-box, fair chance hiring laws, and restrictions on the type of information you can consider in background checks. While these laws apply primarily to public employers and contractors, 14 states and 20 cities or counties hold private employers to similar standards.

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What Happens When a Candidate Background Check Reveals a Criminal Record?

Cisive

For Cisive’s most recent benchmark report, Cisive Insights: Talent Screening Trends 2021 , Cisive surveyed more than 1,500 human resources, talent acquisition, compliance, and recruitment professionals worldwide to get a big picture view of the talent screening landscape during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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7 Compliance Questions That Keep HR Professionals Up at Night

Sterling Check

Consider the slew of ban-the-box, fair chance hiring laws, and restrictions on the type of information you can consider in background checks. While these laws apply primarily to public employers and contractors, 14 states and 20 cities or counties hold private employers to similar standards.

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New Fair Chance Act Amendments Mean Two-Stage Background Checks for New York City Employers

Goodhire

If your business is based in New York City or you have employees who work there, amendments to the New York City Fair Chance Act (FCA) that took effect July 29, 2021, may affect how you conduct background screenings for job candidates. How the New Law Affects the Background Screening Process.

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Top 5 Screening Trends for 2022by Joy Henry,

Sterling Check

Top 5 Screening Trends for 2022. Job vacancies remained unfilled at record levels, giving candidates more options and employers more competition for talent. Job vacancies remained unfilled at record levels, giving candidates more options and employers more competition for talent. COVID-19 cases surged, courtesy of new variants.