Recently, Myton, a small city located in Duchesne County, has come under scrutiny for hiring as a police chief a former police officer that had a long history of criminal stalking charges filed against him. The history is detailed in a recent Deseret News Article entitled “Did undocumented stalking allegations help officer land new jobs?” […]
The Utah Employment Selections Procedure Act was amended in the recent special legislative session. The amendment clarifies and expands the times that birthdates, social security numbers, and drivers license numbers can be requested. However, the law continues to restrict the use of this information and continues to require a document retention policy.
Many employers use background checks to investigate the background of their employees who have fiduciary obligations, such as money management, driving duties, or have high-profile positions with the company. The Fair Credit Reporting Act applies to any of these background checks performed by a consumer reporting agency for an employer. The act requires that, if […]
The new Employment Selection Procedures Act became effective yesterday, May 12, 2009. As discussed in an earlier post, the Act requires an employer to “maintain a specific policy regarding the retention, disposition, access, and confidentiality of information” gathered in the “initial selection process,” i.e, the application process. In fact, the new law requires that an […]
Many people will dismiss recordkeeping as a less-than-important topic that can easily be discussed in a few minutes at the beginning of a relatively short staff meeting. No matter how prevalent this view, it is wrong. In fact, aside from responsibilities that businesses have to keep records about contractual and formation issues, businesses that employ […]
The Utah legislature passed a sweeping new law applicable to all employers who employ more than fifteen employees. The Employment Selection Procedures Act, which Governor Huntsman signed on March 24, 2009, requires an employer to “maintain a specific policy regarding the retention, disposition, access, and confidentiality of information” gathered in the “initial selection process,” i.e, […]
