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Company settles FCRA class action for $1.1M
A court preliminary approved the settlement in the wake of allegations that the company violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by providing inadequate disclosures that the company would be obtaining background checks for employment purposes. Read More
California enacts statewide “Ban the Box” law
The law will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2018, and will apply to employers in California with five or more employees. Read More
California employers can no longer ask job applicants about salary history
California joined several states and localities in passing legislation that will require all California employers to refrain from asking for or seeking salary history information from job applicants. Read More
Federal “Ban the Box” legislation sent to Senate
On Sept. 25, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs sent the Fair Chance to Compete Jobs Act of 2017, S. 842 , to the Senate for further consideration. Read More
NYC releases fact sheets on upcoming salary history inquiry ban
With the Oct. 31, 2017 effective date fast approaching, the NYC Commission on Human Rights recently released two fact sheets that address applicants’ rights and employers’ responsibilities under the new law which will prohibit private employers in the city from asking job applicants about their salary histories. Read More