Employee Background Checks: Know Your Liability

Webinar guides employers through the potential minefield of employee background checks under new federal policy.

August 27, 2015

MURRAY HILL, N.J. – The Fair Credit Reporting Act is the new darling of class action attorneys, according to labor law firm Fisher & Phillips. In fact, the firm cites what they refer to as “a recent rash of class action lawsuits” alleging that employers using third parties to perform background checks are not complying with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).

In light of this, it’s essential that companies’ in-house counsel, HR professionals and hiring managers are aware of the risks of non-compliance with the FCRA, as well as the policies and procedures necessary to protect their organizations from liability.

Additionally, consideration of an applicant’s criminal background is coming under increasing scrutiny as ban-the-box legislation continues to gain momentum, while public attention is focused on potential bias by law enforcement at the same time that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforces its Guidance on Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

In order to better educate employers on these increasingly relevant—and potentially costly— regulations, Fisher & Phillips is hosting a free webinar "Background Checks: A Minefield of Potential Liability under the FCRA and Ban-the-Box Legislation" on September 9. Led by attorneys Kathie Caminiti and Rosemary Gousman from Fisher & Phillips’ New Jersey office, the webinar will highlight key compliance issues and offer suggestions for employers to protect themselves against costly litigation. Click here, for more information and to register.

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