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Illinois Enacts New Background Check Requirements

By Bonnie Keane DelGobbo and Todd Lebowitz on March 24, 2021 Posted in Background Checks

Background check compliance has been a technical minefield for years. Federal, state and local requirements differ, meaning that multistate employers have a lot to keep track of. Illinois just planted a new landmine. Amendments to the Illinois Human Rights Act impose new requirements on employers conducting background checks in Illinois. Governor Pritzker signed the bill … Continue Reading

Background Check Disclosures with State Law Information Are Illegal, Ninth Circuit Declares in Class Action Case

By Todd Lebowitz on February 1, 2019 Posted in FCRA

Check your background check disclosure forms. Now. The Ninth Circuit has now declared that background check disclosure forms that include state law disclosures are illegal. Gilberg v. California Check Cashing Stores, LLC, Case No. 17-16263 (9th Cir. Jan. 29, 2019). Read more.… Continue Reading