By Pamela Q. Devata and Jennifer L. Mora

Seyfarth Synopsis: Each year, employers revisit and possibly modify their background screening policies and practices to account for newly enacted ban-the-box and other laws impacting background screening. Last year, we saw some major developments, which are highlighted in this blog.

Illinois

Illinois amended the Illinois Human Rights Act to make it
Continue Reading Another Busy Year for Employment-Purposed Background Checks: What Happened in 2021?

By Pamela Q. Devata , Robert T. Szyba, and Stacey L. Blecher

Seyfarth Synopsis: Over the past few years, restrictions regarding the use of credit checks by employers on applicants and employees have been passed at various state and municipal levels, and the federal government has indicated its own concerns of potential discriminatory impact of the use of
Continue Reading Using Credit Histories in Employment Decisions: An Overview of Divergent State & Local Requirements