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1. More firms do background checks before hiring IT staff as cases of cheating rise. Close to one-fourth of large enterprises in India are now conducting background checks of IT employees before hiring them amid an increase in cases of cheating during virtual interviews, moonlighting, low productivity, and fraudulent experience certificates provided by employees

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https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/information-tech/more-firms-do-background-checks-before-hiring-it-staff-as-cases-of-cheating-rise/articleshow/95985262.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

2. California county first in the US to pass a law banning criminal background checks for housing. A California county has become the first in the nation to pass a law banning landlords from conducting criminal background checks on applicants, a significant move meant to curb housing discrimination against formerly incarcerated people.

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/21/california-alameda-county-landlords-background-checks  

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