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SF Fair Chance Ordinance 2026 Amendments: Employer Checklist

What changed on August 10, 2026 … If you hire for any role that touches San Francisco, these rules already apply to you.

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SF Fair Chance Ordinance 2026 Amendments: Employer Checklist

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Subcontractor Compliance: What HR Misses and How to Fix It
Compliance

Subcontractor Compliance: What HR Misses and How to Fix It

If you're managing subcontractor compliance the same way you track direct hires, you may be missing key requirements. That gap can carry real risk on federal projects.

DOJ Disparate Impact Opinion 2026: What Does it Mean for Your Screening?
Compliance

DOJ Disparate Impact Opinion 2026: What Does it Mean for Your Screening?

You've probably seen the headlines. "DOJ says disparate impact is unconstitutional." Maybe a colleague forwarded the article with one word:

Drug Testing in the Construction Industry
Drug Screening

Drug Testing in the Construction Industry

Drug testing in construction plays a key role in keeping job sites safe, projects on schedule, and your company within legal limits.

How Construction Background Checks Help Prevent Accidents
Criminal Background Checks

How Construction Background Checks Help Prevent Accidents

If you run hiring or safety for a construction company, you already carry the weight of every person who clocks in on your site.

EEOC's 2026 National Enforcement Plan: What It Means for Your Background Checks
Compliance

EEOC's 2026 National Enforcement Plan: What It Means for Your Background Checks

If you manage a background check program, the federal agency that polices hiring decisions just rewrote its playbook.

FCRA Adverse Action Mistakes Getting Employers Sued
Hiring

FCRA Adverse Action Mistakes Getting Employers Sued

FCRA litigation is climbing fast:

Mobley v. Workday: What the AI Hiring Rulings Mean for You
Compliance

Mobley v. Workday: What the AI Hiring Rulings Mean for You

Every employer using AI in hiring just lost the ability to say, "that's the vendor's problem," and every vendor just lost the ability to say, "we only make the software.…

Virginia's Pay Transparency Law Is Here. Is Your Screening Ready?
Compliance

Virginia's Pay Transparency Law Is Here. Is Your Screening Ready?

Virginia's pay transparency and salary history law (HB 636 / SB 215) took effect on July 1, and it reaches further than most compliance updates.

The Great Record Sealing of 2026: Why Your Background Check Changed
Hiring

The Great Record Sealing of 2026: Why Your Background Check Changed

Clean Slate and Second Chance laws flip the old expungement model.

What the World Cup can teach us about building winning teams
Company Culture

What the World Cup can teach us about building winning teams

Watch any World Cup match and you see it in the first five minutes.

Credential Fraud Is Getting Cheaper. Your Verification Should Get Deeper.
Hiring

Credential Fraud Is Getting Cheaper. Your Verification Should Get Deeper.

The resume in front of you reads perfectly. The references glow, the diploma looks smart, and the interview goes well.

California AI Hiring Rules: FEHA ADS Compliance Guide
Hiring

California AI Hiring Rules: FEHA ADS Compliance Guide

If your organization uses AI or algorithmic tools anywhere in hiring, promotion, or screening decisions affecting California workers…

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