Can employers do that? The limits of free speech

Excerpted from a FordHarrison LLP Blog by Elizabeth M. Smith and Johanna G. Zelman Public debate about the Israel-Hamas war demonstrates that Americans have strong, and often divergent, views on […]
CFPB slams “old information” in background checks

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sent out a message this week warning credit reporting companies about including outdated information, particularly people’s criminal records, when creating background check reports. The […]
Time limit – how far back do background checks go?

Here at GroupOne Background Screening, we are often asked, “How far back do background checks go?” Sometimes we’ll answer, “They go all the way back!” We are kidding, of course. […]
Your employee has dementia: what to do?

Excerpted from a Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP Blog by Robin Shea Expect to see more of this. A judge in Connecticut recently dismissed a lawsuit filed by a 26-year employee […]