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Clients Conducting International Checks Must Ensure Disclosure and Authorization Forms are FCRA Compliant
Several international-based vendors have recently communicated that they will be rejecting disclosure and authorization forms that are not clearly separated, as required under the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA"). Read More
President Biden Signs Stopgap Spending Measure; Federal Government Funded until December 3, 2021
A partial shutdown would have taken E-Verify offline. Read More
DeSantis Issues Executive Order No. 21-223 Calling for Increased Enforcement of Florida's Employment Eligibility Verification Law
Order calls on state law enforcement to increase the number of audits of companies employing over 200 employees. 1 Read More
The Rest of the Story (for Now): Employer Prevails in FCRA Class Action Alleging "Stand-Alone" Disclosure Violation
By Rod M. Fliegel and Garrick Chan on September 27, 2021 Read More
Statute of Limitations for BIPA Claims Addressed by Illinois Appellate Court
The court concluded that the proper statute of limitations period for claims under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) depends on the section of the Act referenced in the claim. Read More