System and Service Updates
Compliance Update – California “Fair Chance Act of 2023” SB 809
Sterling has been following California Senate Bill 809 (SB-809) “Fair Chance Act of 2023” which was introduced on February 17, 2023. The bill would have significantly impacted criminal background screening by overhauling the California Fair Chance Act, effectively...
Compliance Update – Colorado Job Application Fairness Act
On May 10, 2023 Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed SB 23-058. Starting July 1, 2024, the new law prohibits employers from inquiring about a prospective employee's age, date of birth, and dates of attendance at or date of graduation from an educational institution on...
Upcoming June holidays may result in screening service delays
In observance of these June 2023 holidays, some government offices, schools, and businesses will close: Vesak Day will be observed in Singapore on Saturday, June 3, 2023 Yang Dipertuan Agong’s Birthday will be celebrated in Malaysia on Monday, June 5, 2023 King’s...
Updated Consent Based SSN Verification (CBSV) consent form (version 4-2023) and upcoming CBSV service holiday delay
The Social Security Administration recently issued a new SSA-89 form (version 4-2023) used to fulfill our Consent Based Social Security Number Verification (CBSV) service. The old version (12-2020) will still be accepted through September 2023, but we encourage you to...
E-Verify sends termination notifications in error
Starting Wednesday, May 17, 2023, some E-Verify users may have been notified by E-Verify that their account will be terminated due to inactivity. E-Verify has confirmed that they sent email notifications to their E-Verify users, including some Sterling I-9 users, in...
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announce plan to sunset Covid-19 Form I-9 flexibility on July 31, 2023
On Thursday, May 4, 2023, The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that the Covid-19 flexibilities for physical inspection of Form I-9 documents will be sunsetting on Monday, July 31, 2023. Employers...
Together, we can minimize risk from phishing threats
At Sterling, we believe everyone has the right to feel safe. We continuously monitor for cyber threats and other vulnerabilities to provide the foundation of safety and trust you need to hire with confidence. As part of our security monitoring program, we recently...
Michigan Clean Slate Implementation
On October 12 and 13, 2020, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a package of six bills into law to expand criminal record expungement in the state or more commonly known as “Clean Slate” laws. The new laws became effective 180 days after signing (April 11,...