New NC Law Requires Fingerprinting for City, County Employees
Starting October 1, 2025, North Carolina requires fingerprint-based background checks for city and county employees working with children ...
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Virginia HB 1730 Expands Employer Liability for Vulnerable Victims
Virginia's House Bill 1730 (effective July 1, 2025) expands employer liability for harm to vulnerable victims, raising screening and ...
Colorado's Clean Slate Act Automatically Seals 100,000+ Records
Colorado's Clean Slate Act automatically seals over 100,000 nonviolent criminal records, helping eligible individuals pursue jobs and ...
Michigan Delays DOB Redaction Rule to January 2022
Michigan pushed back its rule redacting dates of birth from public records to January 1, 2022, impacting background check accuracy for ...
DHS Extends Form I-9 Flexibility Through August 2021
DHS and ICE extended COVID-19 Form I-9 compliance flexibilities from June 1 through August 31, 2021, for employers verifying employment ...
NC Governor Cooper Proclaims April Second Chance Month
Governor Cooper proclaimed April 2021 Second Chance Month in North Carolina, reinforcing the state's fair chance hiring initiatives for ...
Illinois SB1480: New Background Check Requirements
Illinois employers using criminal history checks must now perform individualized assessments and follow new IHRA notification requirements ...
OSHA Coronavirus Violations Top $2 Million in Fines
OSHA cited 144 workplaces for COVID-19 violations totaling over $2 million in penalties as of October 2020, with fines climbing fast each ...
NC Governor Cooper Bans the Box for State Jobs
North Carolina's executive order bars most state agencies from asking about criminal convictions until after the interview, effective ...
ICE Extends I-9 Flexibility Through August 2020
ICE extended I-9 remote verification flexibility through August 19, 2020, but ended extensions for employers served NOIs in March. Here is ...
Virginia Bans Marijuana Disclosure on Job Applications
Virginia employers can no longer ask job applicants about simple marijuana possession arrests or convictions, effective July 2020. Here is ...
DHS Extends I-9 Remote Verification Flexibility to July 19
DHS and ICE extended COVID-19 Form I-9 remote verification flexibility through July 19, 2020, giving employers more time before resuming ...
New York City Bans Pre-Employment Marijuana Testing
As of May 10, 2020, New York City employers cannot drug test most candidates for marijuana. Learn which positions are exempt and next steps.
DHS’s COVID-19 I-9 Flexibility: What Employers Must Know
DHS allowed temporary remote I-9 document verification during COVID-19, but employers must still complete in-person checks once operations ...
Fingerprint Checks Suspended Amid COVID-19: Employer Options
Many fingerprint background check providers suspended services during COVID-19. Here are the alternatives employers used to keep hiring ...
New Form I-9 Released: What Employers Need to Know
USCIS released a new Form I-9 edition dated 10/21/2019. Here is when employers must switch to it and where to find the updated form.
Nevada Bans Pre-Employment Marijuana Testing Starting 2020
Nevada became the first state to bar employers from denying jobs based on a positive pre-employment marijuana test, effective January 1, ...
US Navy Expands Fentanyl Testing Amid Opioid Crisis
The US Navy began testing all drug screening samples for fentanyl after CDC data showed overdose deaths from the synthetic opioid rose ...