Archive for October 2014
California law could change way credit scores are calculated, affect job seekers
When your ability to get a job, finance a home or maintain a low credit card interest rate is dependent on having a stellar credit score, any negative event on your report — even as minor as missing a payment on a student loan or having a medical bill go into collections — can be…
Read MoreFederal government implemented background check changes over past 12 months
Since last October, the federal government has made big strides in reforming the way that it conducts background checks on its employees and contractors. The single biggest change was that the government fired the background screening company that had been performing about 40 percent of its investigations, or about 21,000 background investigations each month. That…
Read MoreEEOC bills discussed at hearing, in attempt to promote greater transparency, accountability
some witness expressed concerns about the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s enforcement actions at an oversight hearing in June, the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections arranged a hearing last month to review three potential new pieces of legislation that would affect how the EEOC can enforce and regulate businesses that are trying to comply with state and…
Read MoreNew York City considering pre-employment credit check ban
once again introduced legislation that would prevent city employers from utilizing credit checks in determining whether a candidate is a good fit for a job. Jobs that require credit checks under state or federal law would, of course, be exempt from the new law, should it pass. Employers often utilize credit checks in determining whether…
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