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<h2><em><strong>Need To Run Background Checks In Louisiana?</strong></em></h2>
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<h2><em><strong>Need To Run Background Checks In Louisiana?</strong></em></h2>
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<p>GoodHire Offers State, National & Federal Criminal Background Checks:</p>
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</ul><h2>Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)</h2>
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</ul><h2>Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)</h2>
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<p>In order to set a standard for hiring policies, the federal government created the Fair Credit Reporting Act, or FCRA, which monitors and protects both employers and job candidates.</p>
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<p>In order to set a standard for hiring policies, the federal government created the Fair Credit Reporting Act, or FCRA, which monitors and protects both employers and job candidates.</p>
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<h2>State Laws</h2>
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<h2>State Laws</h2>
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<p>R.S. 23-897</p>
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<p>R.S. 23-897</p>
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<p>Our Take: An employer cannot pass costs for background check, fingerprinting, medical records to potential employee.</p>
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<p>Our Take: An employer cannot pass costs for background check, fingerprinting, medical records to potential employee.</p>
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<h2>Ban-The-Box & Fair Hiring Laws</h2>
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<h2>Ban-The-Box & Fair Hiring Laws</h2>
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<p><strong>STATE LAWS - PUBLIC COMPANIES</strong></p>
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<p><strong>STATE LAWS - PUBLIC COMPANIES</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Who Must Follow:</strong> This ban-the-box law applies only if you are a public sectoremployer for the State of Louisiana and you are hiring for an “unclassified” position.</p>
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<p><strong>Who Must Follow:</strong> This ban-the-box law applies only if you are a public sectoremployer for the State of Louisiana and you are hiring for an “unclassified” position.</p>
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<p><strong>Timing of Inquiry:</strong> Public sector employers for the state of Louisiana may only inquire into criminal history after the first interview, or if no interview is conducted, after a conditional offer.</p>
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<p><strong>Timing of Inquiry:</strong> Public sector employers for the state of Louisiana may only inquire into criminal history after the first interview, or if no interview is conducted, after a conditional offer.</p>
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<p><strong>Adverse action implications:</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Adverse action implications:</strong></p>
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<ul><li><strong>Individualized assessment:</strong> The statute does not require an individualized assessment but states that an employer “may” consider the nature and gravity of the criminal conduct, the time passed since the criminal conduct, and the bearing the criminal conduct will have on the ability of the employee to perform duties and functions of the role. We encourage employers to perform an individualized assessment in light of this.</li>
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<ul><li><strong>Individualized assessment:</strong> The statute does not require an individualized assessment but states that an employer “may” consider the nature and gravity of the criminal conduct, the time passed since the criminal conduct, and the bearing the criminal conduct will have on the ability of the employee to perform duties and functions of the role. We encourage employers to perform an individualized assessment in light of this.</li>
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</ul><p><strong>LOCAL LAWS - PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COMPANIES</strong></p>
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</ul><p><strong>LOCAL LAWS - PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COMPANIES</strong></p>
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<p>See which Louisiana counties and cities have local ban-the-box and fair hiring laws.</p>
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<p>See which Louisiana counties and cities have local ban-the-box and fair hiring laws.</p>
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