The federal government is the latest employer to adopt fair chance hiring requirements for certain parts of its workforce and contractors. The goal being to assist qualified workers with a criminal history to compete for...more
2/1/2022
/ Ban the Box ,
Conditional Job Offers ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Fair Chance Act ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Employees ,
Government Agencies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Regulations
A recent case out of the Northern District of California serves as a reminder to employers and background screening vendors that the disclosure form required by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) to be presented to job...more
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP is pleased to provide you with the Compliance News Flash, which includes current news briefs relevant to background screening, immigration and data privacy, for the benefit and interest of our...more
Workforce Issues to Focus On in 2020 -
The start of a new year is always a good time for a business to take stock of past practices and future actions, including around workforce compliance issues. ...more
2/14/2020
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Background Checks ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Commercial Truck Drivers ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FMCSA ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Independent Contractors ,
USCIS
Oregon joins California in requiring employers notify employees of any government investigation into a company’s Form I-9 practices. What triggers such a government investigation? ...more
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an important opinion that is relevant not only to employers that are responsible for a providing job seekers with a compliant disclosure and authorization under the Fair Credit...more
I recognize this is a lengthier blog than I normally post, but it’s necessary so I can help employers help themselves.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an important opinion that is relevant not only to employers...more
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP is pleased to provide you with the Compliance News Flash. This weekly update is your source for timely background screening and immigration-related news that is important to your organization....more
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP is pleased to provide you with the Compliance News Flash. This weekly update is your source for timely background screening and immigration-related news that is important to your organization....more
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP is pleased to provide you with the Compliance News Flash. This weekly update is your source for timely background screening and immigration-related news that is important to your organization....more
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP is pleased to provide you with the Compliance News Flash. This weekly update is your source for timely background screening and immigration-related news that is important to your organization....more
7/2/2018
/ Background Checks ,
Criminal Records ,
E-Verify ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Job Applicants ,
Undocumented Immigrants
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP is pleased to provide you with the Compliance News Flash. This weekly update is your source for timely background screening and immigration-related news that is important to your organization....more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) settled an immigration-related discrimination claim against the University of California, San Diego related to the unlawful re-verification of work authorized individuals....more
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services rolled out an updated website for E-Verify.
E-Verify is a web-based system that allows enrolled employers to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the United...more
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP is pleased to provide you with the Compliance News Flash, brought to you each Friday. This weekly update is your source for timely background screening and immigration-related news that is important...more
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP is pleased to provide you with the Compliance News Flash, brought to you each Friday. This weekly update is your source for timely background screening and immigration-related news that is important...more
California is on a roll with new employment-related laws effective January 1, 2018. The latest relates to salary history disclosures by job applicants. There is essentially a complete prohibition on an employer, either orally...more
On January 10 Department of Homeland Security agents raided 100 7-Eleven stores nationwide as part of an effort to ensure employees' legal work authorization in the United States. This week’s raids stemmed from a 2013...more
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP is pleased to provide you with the Compliance News Flash, brought to you each Friday. This weekly update is your source for timely background screening and immigration-related news that is important...more
Assembly Bill 450, signed by Governor Brown in October of 2017, is effective this month. It imposes several new immigration-related responsibilities on California employers with respect to worksite enforcement actions and...more
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP is pleased to provide you with the Compliance News Flash, brought to you each Friday. This weekly update is your source for timely background screening and immigration-related news that is important...more
12/18/2017
/ Article III ,
Ban the Box ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Cybersecurity ,
E-Verify ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Standing ,
Temporary Protected Status ,
USCIS
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP is pleased to provide you with the Compliance News Flash, brought to you each Friday. This weekly update is your source for timely background screening and immigration-related news that is important...more
10/31/2017
/ Article 29 Working Party (WP29) ,
Credit Reporting Agencies ,
Data Privacy ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Form I-9 ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Undocumented Immigrants ,
USCIS
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP is pleased to provide you with the Compliance News Flash, brought to you each Friday. This weekly update is your source for timely background screening and immigration-related news that is important...more
7/21/2017
/ Civil Investigation Demand ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Criminal Records ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Pay ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Local Ordinance ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Wage and Hour
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisor’s passed a pay equity ordinance on July 11, 2017 which is now awaiting the Mayor’s signature. The “Parity in Pay” ordinance will become operative July 1, 2018. The ordinance will ban...more
Employers take note that a new Form I-9 has been issued by the Department of Homeland Security. The Form I-9 was released July 17 and will be effective September 17, 2017. Meaning, all employers must use the new version of...more