With ever-changing rules, regulations and legislation in the employee background screening industry, MBI Worldwide understands how important it is as a Human Resource Manager to stay ahead of the hiring game with the EEOC. MBI’s Compliance Department has compiled a checklist of background screening legal and best practices to help you stay compliant in the hiring process. This list includes: Consent and Disclosure Screening …
Reminder on EEOC Releasing Enforcement Guidance on Arrest and Conviction Records in the Hiring Process
Contributor: Brian Chapman, CEO MBI Worldwide, Inc. Background checks are often requested by employers on job applicants. These checks are done especially on candidates seeking positions that require high security or in “positions of trust”, such as in a school, hospital, financial institution, airport, or government agency. These checks are traditionally administered by private companies, sometimes for as low as …
FAIR CHANCE ACT PASSED IN NEW YORK CITY
On June 30, 2015, Mayor Bill De Blasio signed into law the Fair Chance Act, a “Ban the Box” law that prohibits private employers in New York City from inquiring about applicants’ past criminal convictions until a conditional offer of employment has been made. Under the Fair Chance Act (the “Act”) an employer may ask about an applicant’s criminal history and …
Another Company Gets Hit With FCRA Class Action Lawsuit
Many hiring managers and H.R. professionals have recently heard the repeated cries of legal publications over the ever increasing EEOC enforcement and FCRA Class Action Lawsuits against employers, or more importantly your office. Politically motivated EEOC, and litigation hungry attorneys, have found a new industry that have them foaming at the mouth, “Adverse Action and proper policy on Disclosure and Authorizations requirements …
Reviewing Background Checks: Consistency is Key
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Enforcement Guidance on using criminal background checks in the hiring process were issued two years ago this month. This guidance is designed to ensure that employers do not violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in hiring. This 2012 guidance has caused many companies to re-evaluate their hiring practices when it comes …
