legislation

Representative Hansen Clarke (D-MI-13) has proposed HR 6220, to prohibit an employer from inquiring whether an applicant for employment has been convicted of a criminal offense, except in certain circumstances. Referred to as the “Ban the Box Act”, this bill is of similar intent Read More

A bipartisan group of six lawmakers joined Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-MA-7) and Joe Barton (R-TX-6), co-Chairmen of the Congressional Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus, and has sent letters to nine major data brokerage companies querying each about how it collects, assembles Read More

Rep. Hansen Clarke (D-MI) has proposed HR 6220, the “Ban the Box” bill. This legislation would not allow employers to make any inquiries regarding an applicant’s criminal record until AFTER granting a conditional offer of employment. The bill lists only one Read More

A couple of important hearings with far reaching consequences for UK private investigators have drawn to a close within weeks of each other. The Home Affairs Select Committee on Private Investigators published a report in early July after hearing the testimony of private Read More

Assembly Democrats Paul Moriarty, Herb Conaway, M.D., and Dan Benson sponsored A-1238 to combat identity theft by requiring the hard drives of all digital copy machines to be wiped clean to protect sensitive, personal information. The bill was approved 51-28 on May 31by the Read More

Questioned Documents v. 2009 NRC Report Decision of Note: The D.C. Court of Appeals has held on the state of forensic science-that handwriting comparison and identification, as practiced by FBI examiners, passes the Frye test for admissibility. The case came about as a result of Read More

Rep. Edward Markey [D-MA-7] has prepared draft legislation of the “Mobile Device Privacy Act” relative to last year’s disclosure of geolocation of cellphones by the company Carrier IQ to communication carriers, telephone equipment manufactures, and operating Read More

The February 2012 podcast of The American Private Investigator with your host, Paul Jaeb of Heartland Investigative Group, features Mike McIntee and Paul Jaeb with the API news segment.  Learn about a recent BBC Breakfast feature on PI industry licensing and stopping illegal Read More