The Tricky Business of Background Checks

Los Angeles Daily Journal

In this attorney-authored article, Jaffe Dickerson, a shareholder in Littler's Los Angeles office, and Ruth Benson, a senior counsel also from Littler's Los Angeles office, discuss employee background checks and explore the question of whether or not they violate an employers' non-discrimination policies. In addition, the authors provide suggestions on how employers can fulfill their responsibility to provide a safe, secure workplace and protect their own business interests, while at the same time avoiding discrimination claims.

Article reprinted and/or posted with the permission of Daily Journal Corp. (2010).