by Chelsy Shedden | Jun 7, 2019 | Background Checks, Laws, Tenant Screening
Landlords say applicants’ criminal, eviction and credit history is relevant. By Marissa Evans Star Tribune Minneapolis City Council members are drafting a new ordinance that would limit how landlords use criminal, credit and eviction history to screen...
by Chelsy Shedden | May 31, 2019 | Background Checks, Hiring
Written by GN Feature Story Taking all the recent technological advancements into account, pre-employment background checks have become an essential tool for human resources departments. Did you know that around forty percent of all background checks will detect at...
by Chelsy Shedden | May 23, 2019 | Background Checks, FCRA, Hiring, Laws
Written by Hogan Lovells Effectively immediately, employers who perform background checks on applicants or employees using third party consumer reporting agencies (these background checks are known as “consumer reports”) need to update their background check paperwork...
by Chelsy Shedden | Apr 26, 2019 | Background Checks, Criminal Record Expungement, FCRA, Hiring, Laws, Reporting
Written by Jackson Lewis PC – Danny W. Jarrett, Susan M. Corcoran and Richard I. Greenberg New Mexico is the latest state to adopt statewide legislation prohibiting private employers from making inquiries into an applicant’s criminal history on the initial...
by Chelsy Shedden | Apr 18, 2019 | Background Checks, Hiring, Laws
Written by Adam Doerr Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) are responsible for shielding residents “from abuse, neglect, misappropriation of resident property, and exploitation.” 42 C.F.R. § 483.12. This regulation implicates the employment process, since SNFs are...
by Chelsy Shedden | Apr 12, 2019 | Background Checks, Hiring
It turns out everyone—managers, employees, and customers—want it to happen. Written by Ben Paynter People with criminal records have an exceptionally hard time finding a job: Between 60% and 75% of the formerly incarcerated remain unemployed one year after their...
