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Bill Seeks to Alleviate the Slowdown of Criminal Background Checks in California
By Rod Fliegel and Garrick Chan on March 21, 2022 Read More
Plaintiff in FCRA Case Granted Article III Standing by Federal Court
A decision rendered by the Middle District Court of North Carolina determined that a plaintiff maintained standing to bring his FCRA claims to federal court Read More
Update: DOT Proposed Rule Change for Oral Fluid Testing Comment Period Extended to April 29, 2022
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced it will be extending the comment period for its Notice to Proposed Rulemaking to amend, among other things, its transportation industry drug testing program procedures regulations, 49 CFR part 40, to include oral fluid testing. Read More
Court's Interpretation of ICRAA Impacts Statutory Damage Limitations
In January, a federal judge determined that statutory penalties associated with the California Investigative Consumer Reporting Act (ICRAA) are allowable per background report, not per violation Read More
Settlement Reached in E-Verify Discrimination Case
The Department of Justice (Department) settled a case involving claims that a Washington state-based home care provider violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) Read More