(From SHRM) As millions of workers have quit their jobs during the Great Resignation and employers compete to fill open positions, the subsequent surge in hiring has led to a boom in employment background checks. HR experts say that 2022 will likely see three screening trends:
- The choice to eliminate marijuana from pre-employment screening, as more states and localities legalize and decriminalize marijuana.
- The arrival of fair chance laws, also known as "ban-the-box" laws, which limits access to criminal records.
- New limits to information typically used in preparing background-check reports; for example, California and Michigan passed legislation in 2021 that closed access to full date of birth as an identifier in employment screenings.
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