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Ban The Box Employment Screening Legislation Update

Businesses Prepare To “Ban The Box” According to Gray Plant Mooty attorney Carl Crosby Lehmann, the new law will have little effect on businesses. by Kevin Mahoney, December 19, 2013 With the new year just around the corner, Minnesota’s expansion of the “Ban the Box” law is on the mind of many private employers. But at least one legal professional contends that the impact of the new law on local companies will be minimal. Since 2009, state law has banned public [...]

Ban The Box Employment Screening Legislation UpdateDennis Ozment2016-10-23T11:05:12-05:00

Background Checks and Workplace Investigations: Does FACTA Trump the FCRA?

Another great article from Janette Levey Frisch, author of The Emplawyerologist. This Spring, I posted several times on the subject of criminal background checks in the hiring process. Specifically, I posted here about criminal background checks and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). We know that employers and Consumer Reporting Agencies (CRA’s) who do not comply with the FCRA could find themselves in trouble with the Consumer Financial Protection Board (CFPB) or defending a class action lawsuit. There is a law that may provide some help [...]

Background Checks and Workplace Investigations: Does FACTA Trump the FCRA?Dennis Ozment2016-10-23T11:05:12-05:00

Growing businesses need private investigators to quickly gather and analyze critical information on vendors, customers and employees.

The Growth Company's Dilemma BY KARL STARK AND BILL STEWART When your business isn't a start-up but it isn't yet acting like a "big" company, your role as CEO must evolve from jack-of-all-trades to team-builder. There is no owner's manual on how to run a growing business and there is no job description that defines how a CEO can best grow a company. But CEOs who are able to guide their organizations through different stages of growth do typically share a common [...]

Growing businesses need private investigators to quickly gather and analyze critical information on vendors, customers and employees.Dennis Ozment2016-10-23T11:05:12-05:00

Background Screening Provider Held Responsible for Non-Compliant Client

For Your Information: 05/01/2013 FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges Against Marketers of Criminal Background Screening Reports Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Filiquarian Publishing LLC, Choice Level LLC, and their CEO, Joshua Linsk operated as a consumer reporting agency without taking consumer protection measures required by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The FTC’s administrative complaint alleged that the respondents failed to ensure that the information they sold was [...]

Background Screening Provider Held Responsible for Non-Compliant ClientDennis Ozment2016-10-23T11:05:13-05:00