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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 - Learn
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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…
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Identity Theft
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Is it possible for my child be a victim of identity theft?

Yes, if someone has stolen your child’s personal information, it’s possible for accounts to be opened in your…
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Are there steps I can take to avoid identity theft if my Social Security number’s been stolen?

Yes. The first thing you can do is freeze your credit. Next, you can follow some of the other steps in our…
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…

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