In March 2024, there was a joint press release from the DOJ, FTC, CFPB, and HUD announcing a joint document, Tenant Background...

In January 2024, the CFPB issued a press release announcing the release of two advisory opinions. The first A.O. is on Fair Credit Reporting;...

In 2018, Congress passed the Child Protection Improvements Act of 2018 (CPIA). The Act, enacted as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Pub....

In September 2023, the Small Business Administration issued a proposed rule to “amend regulations governing SBA’s business loan programs (7(a) Loan...

In September 2023, the EEOC released two companion reports examining the federal employment of workers with arrest or conviction records. The...

In September 2023, from an FTC announcement, the Commission “will require background report providers TruthFinder and Instant Checkmate to pay $5.8...

In 2023, Congress passed Sami’s Law, a law intended to promote safety in rideshare vehicles. The law is Pub. L. 117-330. Among...

In June 2023, HUD noted in its regulatory agenda that the Department will issue an NPRM later this year on background checks for...

In February 2023, CDIA filed a comment to the California Fair Employment and Housing Council is part of the California Department...

In April 2022, HUD announced further steps HUD will take to ensure that qualified people are not denied the opportunity to...

In February 2023, the Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice issued a report, Employment of State and...

The California Civil Rights Council met on February 21, 2023. Two of the items on the agenda of interest for employment...

In December 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics issued its 16th survey of criminal history information systems. The...

In January 2023, the EEOC’s proposed a Strategic Enforcement Plan noting its subject matter priorities for Fiscal Years 2023-2027. The priorities...

The EEOC held a hearing on January 31, 2023, on Navigating Employment Discrimination in AI and Automated Systems: A New Civil...