Just why do pre-employment background checks exist?
How can you be absolutely certain your potential hire is honest and trustworthy? At the very least, how can you determine the applicant is the person they say they are? […]
Can job-screening companies ask about medical history?
Excerpted from a Governing.Com Blog by Bob Egelko California bars employers from asking job applicants about their physical or mental health, at least until they’ve been offered a job. But […]
Employer didn’t discriminate when rejecting applicant with domestic violence conviction
Excerpted from a Wisconsin Examiner article by Erik Gunn A Racine, Wisconsin manufacturer acted reasonably when it withdrew a job offer from an applicant convicted of domestic violence, the state […]
Federal court reminder of litigation risk arising from background screening
Excerpted from a National Law Review Blog In a recent decision from North Carolina, a federal court found a plaintiff in a Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) case to have […]