PHILADELPHIA UPDATES FAIR CRIMINAL RECORD SCREENING STANDARDS (FCRSS) On Jan. 20, Mayor Jim Kenney signed three bills amending Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards (FCRSS) and credit ban ordinances. Taken together, the bills will: (1) expand coverage; (2) eliminate exceptions;…
STATE OF CALIFORNIA COURT DELAYS All CA courts will be closed on Friday, March 31st in honor of Cesar Chavez Day. Please expect delays. Solano -The week of March 1st, 2023, a water line broke and flooded the file rooms. Because of that,…
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE PASSES SB 1480 On January 13, 2021 the Illinois Legislature passed SB 1480, on February 5, 2021 the bill landed on Governor Pritzker’s desk. The bill has been described as a bill aimed at improving racial equity throughout…
GEORGIA COURT DELAYS Jenkins – The court’s system is down. They expect to have it restored the week of March 13th. Expect delays. Hall – Public access terminals do not have DOB/identifiers or sentencing information. Each possible case has to be verified with a…
THE DO’S & DON’TS OF BACKGROUND SCREENING Starting an employee background screening program during an employers on boarding process can be a daunting and timely process. It is our opinion at Intelligents Employee & Tenant Verification that Background Checks are…
FUN FACT It may come as a surprise to many, but in one particular state it is not law, as of yet to have an employee working in a daycare center that does not have direct contact with children to…
FRIDAY FUN FACT – EDITION 2 City of Columbia, SC Clarifies Ordinance over employer criminal record and salary history background checks. The ordinance when first announced put a huge burden on private employers when requesting background checks on job candidates.…
JUST HOUSING AMENDMENT Cook County, Illinois has put in place an ordinance April 25, 2019 that went into affect January 1st, 2020 and to be enforced February 1st, 2020. The Ordinance revises the human rights ordinance by providing protection to…
On-Boarding Employees in a Pandemic During this time every industry has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, mostly in a negative manner. With many states opening how do we all begin to attempt to get back to doing business somewhat…
