The applicant screening industry moves fast. Keep up with our Industry News blog, which presents breaking news items, culled from newspapers and trade publications, relating to legislation, case law, statistics and trends in applicant screening.
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Convenience store chain inconveniences applicants with illegal background checks, suit claims
Mapco Express allegedly failed to provide applicants with copies of their background checks prior to taking adverse action against them, denying them the opportunity to explain or dispute the information contained in the report. Read More
San Francisco set to ban employers from asking about salary history
The city is expected to join a growing number of jurisdictions that will prohibit employers from asking applicants how much money they made in their previous positions. Read More
EEOC files suit against janitorial company alleging systemic discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Diversified Maintenance Systems LLC, claiming a district manager attempted to deter African-Americans from applying to the company. Read More
Popular courier service to pay $2.5M to settle background check class action
Postmates, an on-demand delivery service, agreed to the deal to settle allegations that the company’s background check procedures failed to comply with Fair Credit Reporting Act. Read More
Philadelphia enacts legislation to enhance City’s enforcement powers over employers
The law authorizes the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations to order an employer to cease operations in the city “for a specified period of time” if the Commission finds that the employer “has engaged in severe or repeated violations without effective efforts to remediate the violations.” Read More