Court reinstates background checks for professors at state universities in Pennsylvania
A judge ruled that faculty members at Pennsylvania’s 14 state universities who teach 100-level courses must resume completing criminal background and child abuse clearance checks as required by a State System of Higher Education policy. Read More
New York City set to ban employers from asking about salary history
The New York City Council is expected to vote on and approve a bill that will prohibit all of the city’s private employers from asking job applicants about their salary histories. Read More
Delaware enacts salary history ban
The First State becomes the latest state to enact a version of the increasingly popular legislation that aims to address the gender pay gap. Read More
Popular courier service to pay $2.5M to settle background check class action
Postmates, an on-demand delivery service, agreed to the deal to settle allegations that the company’s background check procedures failed to comply with Fair Credit Reporting Act. Read More
San Francisco set to ban employers from asking about salary history
The city is expected to join a growing number of jurisdictions that will prohibit employers from asking applicants how much money they made in their previous positions. Read More