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What Employers Need to Know About Conducting Criminal Background Checks in Massachusetts

March 19, 2012 By Chris Miller

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Littler Mendelson, the nation’s largest employment and labor law firm, has an important update for Massachusetts employers conducting background checks:

Massachusetts Employers Face New Obligations When Conducting Background Checks Involving Criminal History Records

Effective May 4, 2012, the Massachusetts Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) Reform Act (the Act), which was enacted in August 2010 with the controversial “ban the box” legislation, will significantly change the way employers access, use, and maintain information obtained through the Commonwealth’s CORI system. The Act will allow all employers access to a new online records system, but also imposes obligations on employers that acquire criminal history information from private sources, such as consumer reporting agencies (background report vendors such as FYI Screening). Employers should review their hiring and background check policies now to determine whether any updates are necessary.

Related article:

2010 CORI Reform Explained: How the law is changing, and when. (pdf)

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Filed Under: 2011 Best Employee Screening Posts, Background Checks, Legal Compliance Tagged With: Legal Compliance

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