A recent decision by a federal appellate court underscores the importance of ensuring that forms used in connection with employer background checks comply with the strict requirements of the federal ...

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The Internet world offers scads of websites that claim to carry out an important business service: the background check. A clean record has become vital in modern America, with employment, housing and ...

An abundance of class action lawsuits is forcing employers to defend their background check disclosure and authorization forms, according to an article at the National Law Review. The current focus is ...

A California district court has certified a class of approximately 5 million people who once applied to Walmart in a suit alleging background check violations (Pitre v. Walmart Stores, Inc., No. 17-cv ...

The head of a government bureau responsible for clearing background checks told lawmakers Wednesday he has “never seen that level of mistakes” when asked about numerous omissions in Jared Kushner’s ...

New state records revealed on Monday that Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin has changed his answers on state background check forms — two weeks after the Daily News reported he provided incorrect information on ...

Before you complete the Background Check, read below to see when you should complete the background check! Students completing it prior to Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing (FWWSON) notification will ...