Supreme Court Issues Encarnacion Decision, But Clarity in Rules for Sealing Court Records Appears Lacking.
New Washington State Supreme decision fails to give clear guidance in sealing court records.
New Laws For Sealing Juvenile Court Records and Preventing Disclosure on Background Checks
Effective June 12, 2014, a new law will go into effect in Washington State affecting how courts seal juvenile records. (Laws of 2014 ch. 175) The new state policy on juvenile records states; “The legislature declares it is the policy of the state of Washington that the interest in juvenile reh...
New Research Challenges Accuracy of FBI Records on Background Checks
The National Employment Law Project describes inaccuracies in the FBI records which are provided in response to employment background checks. We describe how to correct these erroneous records. We can help with this process.