The amendments to New York’s Fair Chance Act set to take effect on July 29th, 2021, will significantly expand the obligations of employers that wish to perform applicant background checks. These amendments will require the majority of background checks...

What Are an Employer’s Duties During a Storm? With the hurricane season underway, many employers are left wondering what their duties are when it comes to a storm. Even though none of the storms currently present are expected to threaten the US,...

New York City Legislators Push to Ban Tenant Background Checks New York City Councilman Stephen Levin, along with 27 co-sponsors, is attempting to pass a bill that would ban landlords from running tenant background checks in most circumstances....

Ohio Lawmakers Look to Close Loophole for Teacher Background Checks Lawmakers in Ohio are attempting to remove a surprising gap in state law regarding background checks conducted on teachers. This gap can allow teachers that are the subject of...

OFCCP Reconsiders EEO-1 Component 2 Data Collection The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has recently announced that it will evaluate the use of EEO-1 pay data reported by federal contractors in order to guide enforcement...

The CFPB Introduces Proposed Rule for Collecting Small Business Data The CFPB has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) which will implement Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act. This new rule would require financial institutions to make...

ICE Extends I-9 Flexibility Until the End of 2021 The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) has announced a further extension of the policies for flexibility in Form I-9 compliance granted last year in response to the COVID-19...

Missouri Introduces New Leave for Victims of Domestic or Sexual Violence Missouri has introduced a new leave obligation for employers of 20 or more workers. This leave policy passed as the “Victims Economic Safety and Security Act”...

Federal Court Rules Employers Cannot Force FMLA Leave A recent ruling by the United States District Court for the District of Kansas illustrated many important lessons for employers to take away concerning the overlapping responsibilities they...

When Can Employers Inquire About Criminal History Under Maine’s New Ban-the-Box Law? Earlier this year in July, Main introduced a “ban-the-box” law that introduced limits on the point at which employers can inquire into an applicant’s...