Ronald C. Rice of Newark, NJ is trying to pass legislation that will prohibit employers from asking job applicants about their previous criminal activity. Affectionately called “Ban the Box” (referring to the box that applicants check when asked if they’ve been convicted of a crime), cities like Philadelphia and Detroit have already adopted this legislation. […]
Rep. Darrell Issa (Republican – California) introduced a bill on Monday that would institute background checks for Washington DC employees. Due to the increase in “outrageous abuses” in local DC government, Rep. Issa, who also chairs the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, would like to follow the model used at the federal level. […]
Due to the current economic instability, employers are seeing increased numbers of applicants per vacant position. Therefore, hiring mangers have the luxury of picking the best applicant possible. That said, how does an applicant with a criminal record have a chance at competing with more desirable candidates? Last year alone 16 million Americans faced a […]
Universities and colleges are now jumping on the social media bandwagon in hopes of using sites such as Facebook and Twitter to screen their prospective students. According to a recent Kaplan survey, 41% of law school admissions employees have searched social media sites to learn more about the applicants. The survey covered 128 of 200 […]
A trucking company has settled in a class action law suit claiming they violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Vitran Express Inc. agreed on Tuesday to pay $2.6 million to settle the lawsuit, which claimed Vitran didn’t disclose to job applicants that criminal background checks were going to be conducted on them. Employers are required […]
