by Tom D’Agostino - HR Morning
Do you conduct background checks on job applicants? If the answer is yes, this is an important case to know.
A state appeals court in California has revived a putative class action suit that accuses an employer of willfully violating the federal Fair Credit and Reporting Act (FCRA) by providing job applicants with an improper disclosure relating to its acquisition and use of consumer reports.
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by Erik Gunn - Wisconsin Examiner
A Racine manufacturer acted reasonably when it withdrew a job offer from an applicant convicted of domestic violence, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
In a 4-3 decision, Justice Jill Karofsky stated that Cree Lighting didn’t discriminate unlawfully when it rescinded its offer to hire Derrick Palmer in 2015 after the company learned of his conviction three years earlier in violent attacks on his girlfriend that included strangulation and sexual assault.
