Jun. 22, 2002

Proposed Bill Would Protect Most Reference-Check Data

Employment Column - By Mark A. Romeo - Most California law firms understand the benefit of conducting background checks on new applicants for jobs as well as on existing employees. Firms also have been warned about the risks of not conducting such checks, especially since Sept. 11. However, firms, like other employers, may not know about a new law that imposes significant new obligations on them even when they do these checks in-house.