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Background Check Helps Convict Murderer
In April, we reported that a background check helped to solve a 20 year old cold case in Florida when a job applicant had to provide his fingerprints. Now, a Palm Beach County jury convicted the man involved, Todd Barket, of first-degree murder and robbery and...
U.S. Employers Should Continue to Use Current Form I-9
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently informed U.S. employers to continue using the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification released on July 17, 2017, despite the August 31, 2019 expiration date. The agency noted that it will provide...
NAPBS Announces Change in Name to PBSA
On September 9th, the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS) announced that the association’s name has changed to the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA), noting that the “new name marks the culmination of the association’s...
Newspaper Cites to Ban the Box after Unknowingly Hiring Convicted Sex Offender as Education Reporter
When New Mexico’s Gallup Independent Newspaper hired Guy Priel as an education reporter, they were unaware that he had been previously convicted of two felonies–once for assaulting a child and once for possessing child pornography. After being hired, Priel was sent...
Attention Alabama, Colorado, Maine, and Illinois Employers: Important September Updates
The following laws become effective in September: Alabama – Salary History (effective September 1st) Colorado – Ban the Box (effective September 1st) Maine – Salary History (effective September 17th) Illinois – Salary History (effective September 29th) Employers in...
Court Rules Independent Contractor is Not an Employee for FCRA Purposes
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia joined several other district courts by recently holding that the protections accorded for consumer reports obtained for “employment purposes” under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) do not apply...
Hire Image CEO Christine Cunneen to be Featured Speaker at NEHRA’s August Webinar
Join Hire Image CEO Christine Cunneen and the Northeast Human Resource Association (NEHRA) for NEHRA’s Webinar Series: Don’t Let Your Compliant Background and Drug Screening Policies Go Up in Smoke on August 20th (1:00 PM EST). This webinar will review best...
Illinois Employers May No Longer Ask About Salary History
Effective September 29, 2019: Illinois employers are prohibited from: (1) screening job applicants by requiring that the wage or salary history of an applicant satisfy minimum or maximum criteria, (2) requesting a wage or salary history as a condition of: being...
New Jersey Becomes the Next State to Ban Salary History Inquiries
Effective January 1, 2020: New Jersey employers are prohibited from screening job applicants based on their salary history including, but not limited to, prior wages, salaries, or benefits and from requiring that the applicant’s salary history satisfy any minimum or...
FTC Imposes Record-Breaking Penalty on Facebook
Facebook will pay an unprecedented $5 billion penalty and submit to new restrictions and a modified corporate structure in a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The charges against Facebook include violating a 2012 FTC order by deceiving users about...