Background Checks

New and Updated

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  Legal Timetable

  New Ohio Law Limits Employer Liability in Hiring Employees With Criminal Histories

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  Employment Law Guide

  Preemployment Screening and Testing: Alaska

  This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Alaska laws related to background checks and other forms of preemployment screening and testing, including ban the box laws, fair chance laws, credit check laws, preemployment drug testing, physical fitness and medical testing.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Preemployment Screening and Testing: Wisconsin

  This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Wisconsin laws related to background checks and other forms of preemployment screening and testing, including ban the box laws, fair chance laws, credit check laws, preemployment drug testing, physical fitness and medical testing.

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  FAQs

  What should recruiters do if they come across information on a public social media site that casts doubt over an applicant's judgment?

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  Legal Timetable

  Iowa Background Check Law Change to Affect School Bus Drivers

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  Employment Law Guide

  Preemployment Screening and Testing: Nebraska

  This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Nebraska laws related to background checks and other forms of preemployment screening and testing, including ban the box laws, fair chance laws, credit check laws, preemployment drug testing, physical fitness and medical testing.

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  How To

  How to Exercise Reasonable Care in the Hiring Process

  This How To details steps an employer can take to exercise reasonable care when hiring a new employee.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Preemployment Screening and Testing: Kansas

  This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Kansas laws related to background checks and other forms of preemployment screening and testing, including ban the box laws, fair chance laws, credit check laws, preemployment drug testing, physical fitness and medical testing.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Preemployment Screening and Testing: Wyoming

  This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Wyoming laws related to background checks and other forms of preemployment screening and testing, including ban the box laws, fair chance laws, credit check laws, preemployment drug testing, physical fitness and medical testing.

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  FAQs

  How far back may an employer search into a job applicant's past for criminal convictions?