On October 13th, Andrew J. Sommer, Daniel C. Deacon and Ashley D. Mitchell presented a webinar regarding Conducting Background Checks: Federal, State and Local Law Considerations.

Employers must consider an array of federal, state, and local laws when implementing background checks. Notably, the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) imposes strict disclosure and authorization requirements that employers must follow prior to obtaining any background check on an applicant or employee, as well as procedural requirements before employers may take an adverse employment action based on the results of the background check. Additionally, various states and municipalities impose restrictions on an employer’s ability to conduct background checks, including when employers may ask applicants about their criminal history and what types of convictions may be considered.

In this webinar, participants learned about:

• Disclosure and authorization requirements under the FCRA
• Tips to comply with the FCRA when taking an adverse employment action
• State and local laws regulating background checks, including ban-the-box laws restricting the timing and scope of criminal background inquiries
• Class actions and other legal trends over background checks, and tips for employers to avoid being targeted in litigation

We are pleased to share links to a copy of the slides and a recording of the webinar. Let us know if you have questions about any labor and employment law issues.  We would love to be a resource for you.

This was the 10th regularly scheduled webinar event in Conn Maciel Carey’s 2020 Labor and Employment Webinar Series.  Click here to view our full schedule, detailed program descriptions, and individual registration pages for all of the webinars in the 2020 Labor and Employment Webinar Series.  To register for all of Conn Maciel Carey’s Labor and Employment webinars, click here to send an email request to info@connmaciel.com , and we will get you automatically registered.  If you missed any of our past webinars in our annual Labor and Employment Webinar Series, here is a link to Conn Maciel Carey’s webinar archive.

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