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The Global Background Screener
The Background Buzz!
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Washington State has enacted significant changes to its employment laws, effective July 27, 2025. The new “mini-WARN” Act requires employers with 50 or more employees to provide 60 days’ notice before mass layoffs or business closures, aligning with federal standards but with stricter provisions. Additionally, amendments to the Fair Chance Act, effective July 1, 2026, […]
Congresswoman Kat Cammack (FL-03) introduced a resolution requiring criminal background checks and foreign influence disclosures for all U.S. House employees, a measure currently not mandated. The resolution aims to enhance security, promote transparency regarding dual citizenship and financial ties, and establish uniform standards across all offices. Cammack emphasized that protecting the People’s House begins with […]
Minneapolis and Washington State have expanded fair‑chance laws to restrict how employers use criminal history in hiring and employment actions. Starting Aug. 1, 2025, Minneapolis bars employers from making decisions based on “justice‑impacted status” unless they can justify it with a six‑factor individualized assessment. Washington’s amended law, effective July 1, 2026 (for large employers; smaller ones by […]
A criminal history can make it difficult to secure a job, but there are several ways those with past convictions can find their way through the job search. The first step is to apply for a pardon. If the question should come up on an application, it is best to be honest and […]
On Sept. 11, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that allows prisoners who help fight the California wildfires to request a record expungement so they can get firefighting jobs after release. Although people convicted of violent felonies or sex crimes are not eligible, others can work in one of 44 conservation camps around the […]
The Restoration of Rights Project is an online resource containing detailed state-by-state analyses of the law and practice in each U.S. jurisdiction relating to restoration of rights and status following arrest or conviction. Jurisdictional “profiles” cover areas such as loss and restoration of civil rights and firearms rights, judicial and executive mechanisms for avoiding or […]
Many people with a criminal record have made a single mistake. For millions, that mistake was shoplifting, passing a bad check, or having an argument turn into a fight. Nearly one-third of the adult working-age population has a criminal record, and because of a single mistake, they will face huge obstacles to achieving gainful employment. […]
The Global Background Screener
The Background Buzz!
(U.S. Background Screening
E-Magazine)