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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Withdraws Numerous Guidance Documents Pending Review

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has withdrawn 67 guidance documents, including those addressing whistleblower protections and the use of monitoring

By |2025-05-15T13:33:50-05:005/14/2025|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Background Checks, Whistleblowing and Retaliation|Tags: |Comments Off on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Withdraws Numerous Guidance Documents Pending Review

House Passes Bill To Amend Fair Credit Reporting Act That Would Bar Use of Credit Checks for Most Employment Purposes, Further Limit Use of Background Checks Conducted by Third Party Reporting Agencies

Over the last few years, there has been an evolving trend to limit the use of information contained in a

By |2020-03-01T23:17:10-05:003/1/2020|Categories: Background Checks|Tags: , , |Comments Off on House Passes Bill To Amend Fair Credit Reporting Act That Would Bar Use of Credit Checks for Most Employment Purposes, Further Limit Use of Background Checks Conducted by Third Party Reporting Agencies

New York City Is First Jurisdiction in Country To Ban Pre-employment Testing of Job Applicants for Marijuana Use

New York City is the first jurisdiction in the country to ban pre-employment drug testing for marijuana use, with some

By |2019-06-02T22:17:39-05:006/2/2019|Categories: Background Checks|Tags: , , |Comments Off on New York City Is First Jurisdiction in Country To Ban Pre-employment Testing of Job Applicants for Marijuana Use

Congress Quietly Moving Federal Contractor “Ban-the-Box” Legislation, as New Mexico Joins Growing Number of States With Ban-the-Box Laws

Legislation that would prohibit federal contractors from asking about or considering applicant criminal history information before the last stages of

By |2019-04-21T23:41:56-05:004/21/2019|Categories: Background Checks, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Congress Quietly Moving Federal Contractor “Ban-the-Box” Legislation, as New Mexico Joins Growing Number of States With Ban-the-Box Laws

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Interim Rule Requiring Employers To Update Fair Credit Reporting Act “Summary of Rights” Notice

The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) has published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) that updates the “Summary

By |2020-09-21T13:54:34-05:009/28/2018|Categories: Background Checks|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Interim Rule Requiring Employers To Update Fair Credit Reporting Act “Summary of Rights” Notice

Considering Applicants’ Criminal History in Selection Decisions: An Update on the Law

In the ensuing years since the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its comprehensive Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of

By |2018-05-20T16:58:24-05:005/20/2018|Categories: Background Checks, Discrimination and Harassment, State Standards|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Considering Applicants’ Criminal History in Selection Decisions: An Update on the Law