Wednesday, March 19, 2014

4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Presentation

5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Cocktails & Hors d ’Oeuvres

In response to the positive feedback we received from our January presentation in downtown Dallas, we are reprising this presentation in March for the benefit and convenience of many employers (and others) in the North Dallas area who wanted to attend previously but could not. As we re-visit this topic, we will explore new developments that have occurred in 2014. Our guests are invited to remain after the presentation and join us for a social hour of networking and refreshments.

For years, employers have been accustomed to asking prospective employees, “Have you ever been convicted of a crime?” This practice is changing in varied and unexpected ways as new legislation regulating criminal background checks is rapidly emerging – not from the halls of Congress but from a highly nontraditional source of new employment law: city ordinances. While national employers have grown accustomed to the need for a “50-state survey” on varying aspects of employment law, compliance in this area will require a comb with even finer teeth. Additionally, a wave of new class action litigation attacking widespread employer noncompliance with new (and old) requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) has added new wrinkles to the law and headaches for employers in 2014.

Join us as we discuss the emergence of new state and local laws that have already become effective or were poised to do so in January, as well as the efforts of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to define, enforce and litigate its relatively new Enforcement Guidance on the “Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.” We will address efforts by states to counter and litigate the EEOC policies, such as the suit filed by the State of Texas for an injunction against the EEOC. Our presentation also will tackle the increasing risks presented by failure to comply with the FCRA and how FCRA requirements impact employer efforts to balance their need for a safe, secure and stable work environment with employee rights.

Presenters

Perkins Coie employment attorneys Ann Marie Painter and Jason Elliott will lead this interactive presentation on one of the most fascinating and rapidly developing trends affecting hiring practices. You will not want to miss it.

CE Credits

CLE: The State Bar of Texas has approved “Update on Use of Background Checks in Hiring and Employment”, Course No. 901288011 for 1.5 hours of general credit. If you are admitted in another jurisdiction, we will provide you with documentation to help you apply for credits in your state of admission.

SPHR, PHR, GPHR Credits: We have applied for 1.50 hours of general credit with the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI).