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Background Checks - Learn
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Background Checks
Employment

What can I do if my employment background check shows a criminal record of which I was acquitted?

First, you should check the files at the court where you were tried and make sure the information is correct…
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Background Checks - Learn
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Background Checks
Employment

Can an employer ask about my criminal record on a job application?

It depends. Ban the Box laws are state and local laws that limit the questions that an employer can ask on a…
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Background Checks
California
Employment

Can an employer ask about my criminal record on a job application in California?

Not in most cases. California’s Ban the Box law prohibits an employer from asking you about any arrest…
Know Your Rights: Background Checks in California
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Employment

Know Your Rights: Background Checks in California

If you're getting a job in California, a law called the Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act (ICRAA)…
It’s Time Californians had Privacy for All
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It’s Time Californians had Privacy for All

With more than 11 billion individual records breached in the U.S. since 2005 and the numerous scandals…
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse Joins Opposition to Weak Washington Privacy Bill
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Privacy Rights Clearinghouse Joins Opposition to Weak Washington Privacy Bill

We have signed on to two letters urging Washington legislators to reject the Protecting Consumer Data Act, as…
California’s Consumer Privacy Act Blazes the Trail for Privacy Protections
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California’s Consumer Privacy Act Blazes the Trail for Privacy Protections

California—providing its residents the right to privacy in its state constitution—has historically led the…
Vermont Leads the Way On Regulating Data Brokers
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Vermont Leads the Way on Regulating Data Brokers

Data brokers have long operated under the radar. They regularly compile information that can result in us…

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