Airbnb is banning people with criminal records
Excerpted from a Techdirt Blog by Mike Masnick A story made the rounds recently about how Airbnb effectively banned Bethany Hallam for life. Hallam, an Allegheny County, Pennsylvania councilperson received […]
Amazon sued over refusal to hire California sex offenders
Excerpted from a Reuters Blog by Daniel Wiessner Amazon.com, Inc. is facing a proposed class action claiming it illegally used a California sex offender website to conduct background checks on […]
Are employers liable for employee off-duty crimes?
Excerpted from a Bloomberg Law Blog by Jason Knott This past summer, a Dallas County, Texas jury slapped Charter Communications with $7.375 billion in damages. The Goff v. Holden & […]
Background Screening 101 – the end of summer edition!
It’s hard to believe, but the long, hot summer is coming to an end. With that, let’s cover a few basics about background screening or, as we like to call […]