An important lesson was re-learned in a recent settlement between plaintiffs alleging discrimination over criminal background checks and the U.S. Census…

A leading case in the use of criminal background checks for employment purposes is El v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (“SEPTA”), 479 F….

In the wake of some recent stories toting the perceived benefits of fingerprint checks for workers, CDIA wants to remind readers…

Today, Lyft co-founder and president, John Zimmer, gave an interview on WBUR’s Here & Now.  In that interview he discussed how…

A new study from Robert Clifford, an economist at the Boston Fed, and Daniel Shoag, an assistant professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School, “finds…

We noted before the case of Enio Ruben Tablas.  There is an update in this case.  In March 2016, Mr. Tablas…

The Uniform Law Commission’s Criminal Records Accuracy Drafting Committee, to which CDIA has been an official observer for a couple of years…

There has been a lot of unfair criticism lodged against companies like Uber and Lyft, for their criminal background checks.  Yet,…

An Advisory Committee to the Minnesota Supreme Court is considering problematic rules changes that could limit the access to court records…

The National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) approved a resolution in support of common-sense criminal background checks for transportation network…