System and Service Updates
Important Update: National Sex Offender upgrade to The Department of Justice (DOJ) National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW)
Sterling is replacing our national sex offender service with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW). You will be upgraded no later than Monday, November 30, 2020. The DOJ's NSOPW offers primary source searches of...
Service Advisory: Criminal, drug & health, and verification delays expected due to Hurricane Zeta
Hurricane Zeta made landfall on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, impacting Louisiana and Mississippi. As a result, criminal and verification searches with external dependencies may experience delays, including Lafourche, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Helena, St. James,...
Compliance Update: North Carolina Second Chance Act
On June 25, 2020, North Carolina Governor Cooper signed SB 562 also known as the “Second Chance Act” (the “Act”) into law. The Act, which passed unanimously in both the House and the Senate, revises expunction laws in the state in an effort to remove barriers to...
Compliance Update: North Carolina Ban the Box
On August 18, 2020, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper issued Executive Order No. 158, “Furthering Fair Chance Policies in State and Government Employment” (the “Order”) which takes effect on November 1, 2020. Intended to increase reliance on merit in employment...
Compliance Update: New York City Marijuana Testing Ban; Exempt Safety-Sensitive Positions Definition Expanded
On April 9, 2019, the New York City Council passed Int. 1445-A which amends Section 8-107 of the New York City Administrative Code by adding subdivision 31 to specifically prohibit employers, labor organizations, employment agencies, or their agents from requiring job...
California Fair Chance FAQs and Updates
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (the “DFEH”) has published FAQs for the state’s Fair Chance Act (the “FCA”). The FCA, which took effect in 2018, includes prohibitions on inquiries into an individual’s criminal history prior to a conditional...
Sterling default reference questionnaire removes pronouns and helps you stay complaint
Sterling is rolling out a new default personal and professional reference verification questionnaire. Effective immediately, our newly formatted questionnaire removes pronouns, is less opinion-based, and is more pertinent with fact-based questions leading to better...
Service Advisory: E-Verify outage
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) informed us that the E-Verify system is experiencing a maintenance outage as of Friday, October 23, 2020. We are monitoring the situation and will provide updates when E-Verify becomes available. Thank you for your for your...