As we come up on the one-year mark of the GDPR, it makes sense to take stock of what seems to be working well—and what may be working less well...
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GDPR: What Impact Has It Really Made During Its First Year?
Surge in I.C.E. Immigration Enforcement is Wake-Up Call to U.S. Employers
Here is a wake-up call for employers thinking about shoring up their immigration compliance process as a New Year’s resolution. U.S. Immigration...
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E-Verify Begins Validating Driver’s License Data with National Law Enforcement Tracking System
As part of ongoing expansions, the E-Verify system now can check driver’s license data from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto...
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Say What? The Employee Who Failed His Post-Accident Drug Test Gets Workers’ Comp.?
Employers might assume that an injured worker’s positive post-accident drug or alcohol test will automatically defeat a related workers’...
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Workforce Drug Positivity Rises by Double-Digits in Almost One-Third of U.S. Industry Sectors Examined, According to New Quest Diagnostics
Data released by Quest Diagnostics shows that drug use in the United States workforce increased by double digits between 2015 and 2017 in five...
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Reminder: Confusing Background Check Disclosures Can Get an Employer in FCRA Hot Water!
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently granted a dismissal for lack of standing in Mitchell v. Winco Foods. The Fair Credit Reporting Act...
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Black, Latino Drivers Sue Amazon Over Firings Based on Background Checks
A lawsuit, filed in Suffolk Superior Court, is a class action suit of black and Latino former drivers for Amazon who have sued the online...
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Teacher Charged With Attempted Murder Passed Criminal Background and Reference Check, Records Show
Andres Rodriguez, who is accused of shooting a man seven times following a traffic dispute in Tinley Park last year, beat out five candidates for...
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Man Accused of Exploiting 12 Children at N. Charleston Church Had 2008 Conviction for Assaulting Ohio Child
Jacob Hazlett, the former North Charleston church volunteer who was charged with five additional sexual exploitation counts was prosecuted when he...
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EU-US Privacy Shield Undergoes Second Review by EU Commission and (Re)Passes the Test—For Certifying Companies, Santa Has Come to Town
On December 19, the EU Commission (“Commission”) published its report to the European Parliament and the Council on the second review...
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Department of Commerce Updates Privacy Shield FAQs to Clarify Applicability to UK Personal Data
On December 20, 2018, the Department of Commerce updated its frequently asked questions (“FAQs”) on the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield...
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Dealership Controller Embezzles $1.1 Million
Vanessa Vence-Small, of New Windsor, N.Y., pleaded guilty to wire fraud and was sentenced Nov. 28 in U.S. District Court in New Haven, Conn., to...
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