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Increase in NY Office of Court Administration (OCA) Fee
- April 25, 2019
- Posted by: teamscreening
- Category: Uncategorized
No CommentsThe New York State legislature passed the 2019–2020 budget on April 1st, 2019, and Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the budget into law on Friday, April 12, 2019. One provision in the new budget that will have a significant impact on businesses across the state, as well as any organization hiring people who have lived or
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Delta to Pay $2.3m to End Worker Background Check Suit
- February 1, 2019
- Posted by: Team@DirectNorth.Digital
- Category: Compliance, Industry News
Intro: Delta Air Lines has agreed to pay $2.3 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging it failed to provide approximately 44,000 applicants with a stand-alone background check disclosure, in violation of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and California law. Delta’s forms contained extraneous and misleading information, according to plaintiffs, including information about state laws;
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Top Background Screening Industry Trends of 2018
- January 16, 2019
- Posted by: Team@DirectNorth.Digital
- Category: Industry News
Looking ahead in 2019 we’d like to sum up 2018 with top Background Screening Industry Trends we watched. Regulation and Compliance Continue to Change; the American workforce is experiencing a transformation, the rise of technology provoke growing concern for privacy and data protection…Below are just some global tendencies to keep your eye on in 2019:
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Uber Drivers Urge Judge to Approve $7.5m FCRA Settlement
- December 21, 2018
- Posted by: Team@DirectNorth.Digital
- Category: Compliance, Industry News
A group of Uber drivers urged a federal judge to grant final approval to a $7.5 million settlement agreement in a class action accusing the rideshare company of violating the Fair Credit and Reporting Act, despite objections. Lead plaintiffs alleged in a class action lawsuit that Uber and a third party had violated their rights
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Suffolk County’s RISE Act: Another NY County Prohibits Salary History Inquiries
- December 21, 2018
- Posted by: Team@DirectNorth.Digital
- Category: Compliance, Industry News
New York’s Suffolk County has joined an ever-growing list of jurisdictions that ban pre-employment inquiries into and/or consideration of an applicant’s salary history. On November 30, 2018, Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone signed into law the Restrict Information Regarding Salary and Earnings Act (RISE Act), which echoes bans already in place in New York
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Criminal Background Screening: Ongoing Alerts For Regular Employees
- September 25, 2018
- Posted by: teamscreening
- Category: Process
The number of companies using criminal background checks has grown exponentially in recent years. Companies small and large want to make sure their employees remain compliant with the company policy – even after they are hired. The ongoing criminal record screening process sends an alert when there is a change to your employee’s criminal status,
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An important FCRA compliance update for Team Screening’s clients
- September 21, 2018
- Posted by: Team@DirectNorth.Digital
- Category: Compliance, Industry News
The Fair Credit Reporting Act will soon require an updated version of several documents. Please read the short summary below of why you need to understand this important notice. What is the new federal law? Federal law, S. 2155 amended the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to allow consumers to request a free security freeze from
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Compliance Matters: If it could happen to THEM, it could happen to YOU
- July 24, 2018
- Posted by: teamscreening
- Category: Compliance
Starbucks, Home Depot, Wegmans, Lowes, Avis. The class action lawsuit list goes on and on. In fact, there were nearly 4,000 of them last year or so alone. Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) violations are no joke. Hundreds of employers have been hit with lawsuits surrounding their Background Check programs. Class action lawsuits are the
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Team Screening’s 6 Point Assessment
- January 22, 2016
- Posted by: teamscreening
- Category: Process
Many businesses, large and small, have a huge source of great ideas that can help them improve, innovate, and grow, and yet so many of these companies never think of using this amazing corporate asset. What is this highly valuable asset? Its own people.
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