Gustavo Suarez

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California’s New Background Check Regulations: 10 Frequently Asked Questions

California has implemented new regulations, effective October 1, 2023, that significantly change the employer criminal background check process for California applicants and employees. The following answers to ten frequently...more

10/2/2023 / Background Checks , Corporate Counsel , Criminal Background Checks , Employer Liability Issues , Fair Chance Act , Hiring & Firing , Job Applicants , New Regulations , Policies and Procedures , State Labor Laws

EEOC Reminds Employers of the Importance of Targeted Screening and Individualized Assessment Processes

On September 24, 2018, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reaffirmed the importance of following its 2012 enforcement guidance on employer use of criminal history information - specifically the EEOC’s...more

10/9/2018 / Background Checks , Corporate Counsel , Criminal Background Checks , Criminal Records , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Discrimination , Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) , Hiring & Firing , Job Applicants

New D.C. Law Restricts Employer Use of Credit Histories in Employment Decisions

On February 15, 2017, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser signed into law the District of Columbia’s Fair Credit in Employment Amendment Act of 2016 (FCEAA). This Act, which amends the District’s Human Rights Act of 1977,...more

2/27/2017 / Advertising , Amended Regulation , Background Checks , Corporate Counsel , Credit Checks , Employer Liability Issues , Hiring & Firing

California Law Restricts Employers From Asking About Juvenile Criminal History

California recently amended its existing law governing inquiries into and the use of juvenile criminal information. Effective January 1, 2017 employers will be restricted from asking about, seeking, or using a California...more

12/8/2016 / Corporate Counsel , Criminal Background Checks , Criminal Records , Hiring & Firing , Juvenile Justice System , Juveniles , Labor Code , Pending Legislation

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