In this episode, Jeff Jacobovitz, AGG trial attorney and chair of the firm’s Antitrust group, examines the indictment of former President Donald Trump concerning the mishandling of records at Mar-a-Lago with Cynthia Alksne, a career federal pro

What is FCRA Preemption, and Why Should You Care?

May 13th, 2022 8m 53s

In this episode, AGG partner and co-chair of the firm’s Background Screening industry team, Henry R. Chalmers, provides insights on the FCRA’s preemption of state laws and why this is relevant to your business and legal practices.

Ban the Box and Fair Chance Hiring Laws: The Year in Review

Dec 22nd, 2021 13m 45s

In this episode, AGG partner and co-chair of the firm’s Data Privacy Practice, Kevin L. Coy, and Data Privacy associate, Erin E. Doyle, discuss the federal Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, provide an overview of state and local ban the box

A Refresher on Responding to Consumer File Requests under Section 609 of the FCRA

Oct 29th, 2021 9m 20s

What is a CRA required to do when consumers request copies of their files? And what can prevent a consumer from suing if a CRA’s response does not comply with Section 609 of the FCRA? In this episode, AGG partner and co-chair of the firm’s Back

Redaction of Identifiers by the Courts Update, Breaking News from California

Sep 9th, 2021 5m 17s

In this episode, AGG partner and co-chair of the Background Screening industry team, Montserrat C. Miller, provides an update to a prior podcast on redaction of identifiers by the courts in Michigan and California now that the California Suprem

Redaction of Identifiers by the Courts in Michigan and California Pose Challenges for Background Checks

Aug 13th, 2021 12m 16s

The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered Dates of Birth (DOBs) to be redacted when releasing court records, which will make background checks involving Michigan court records more difficult. While the effective date for this change was recently d