Kentucky governor signs emergency regulation to require background checks for long-term care providers
Tags:On Nov. 20, 2015, Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear signed 906 KAR 1:190E, an emergency regulation which will require the following care providers to obtain fingerprint-supported State and National background checks on new employees: Read More
Connecticut launches comprehensive background check program for long-term care facilities
Tags:The Connecticut Department of Public Health recently announced the launch of the Applicant Background Check Management System (ABCMS), a comprehensive background check program for direct care employees and volunteers of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. Read More
NYC Commission on Human Rights clarifies applicability of new background screening laws
Tags:NYC Commission on Human Rights: New “ban the box” and credit report laws do not apply extraterritorially—NYC must be the “locus of the job.” Read More
Important reminder regarding NYC’s Fair Chance Act
Tags:Private employers in New York City should note that the city’s Fair Chance Act will go into effect on Tuesday, Oct. 27 . Read More
NYC Commission on Human Rights gives presentation on the city’s new background check laws
Tags:Paul Keefe, supervising attorney at the NYC Commission on Human Rights, gave a detailed presentation discussing NYC’s two new background check laws, the Stop Credit Discrimination in Employment Act and the Fair Chance Act. Read More