New Laws That Have Been Passed
Philadelphia and Use of Credit Reports by Employers Per Phil. Code §9-1102, effective July 1, 2017 it is generally unlawful for an employer to obtain or use credit information in connection with: hiring, discharge, tenure, promotion, discipline or conditions of employment. http://phlcouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/012816-CP-Unlawful-Credit-Screening-for-Employment.pdf New York City and Use of Salary History by Employers Effective November 1, [...]
Global Investigative Services, Inc. Achieves Accreditation
For Immediate Release GLOBAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES, INC. ACHIEVES BACKGROUND SCREENING CREDENTIALING COUNCIL ACCREDITATION RALEIGH, N.C., April 17, 2017 – The National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS®) Background Screening Credentialing Council (BSCC) announced today that Global Investigative Services, Inc. has successfully demonstrated compliance with the Background Screening Agency Accreditation Program (BSAAP) [...]
The Power Conference
Thursday, August 25, 2016 8AM - 5PM Stop by our booth to see us at the Power Conference in Bethesda, Maryland. Details click here: The Power Conference
What to learn from the Spokeo case
SCOTUS Fair Credit Reporting Act Background Check Standing Case Remanded to Lower Court - Lexology - http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=2877d565-3a14-496e-ab39-7ace11e343c1
If the government can probe social media as part of the security clearance process, don’t you think as an employer it’s time to consider it as well?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Investigators can now probe Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites as a part of background checks for security clearances — something that lawmakers said Friday was a classic case of the government playing catch-up with technology. http://www.bigstory.ap.org/article/e882671d97a245c9bffadbcebd52344c/security-clearance-background-checks-include-social-media