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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. The breach notification plank of the regulation has clearly had a significant impact, while the fining authority has been…
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 and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is targeting employers and has dramatically increased the number of worksite investigations,…
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 Rico for those using it through the “web” interface. The enhancement, which was made possible through a new partnership with…
Employers might assume that an injured worker’s positive post-accident drug or alcohol test will automatically defeat a related workers’ compensation claim. However, in Ohio at least, the reality is a bit more complicated. Under Ohio law, a positive, post-accident…
Data released by Quest Diagnostics shows that drug use in the United States workforce increased by double digits between 2015 and 2017 in five major industry sectors, including Transportation and Warehousing; Other Services; Finance and Insurance; Retail Trade; and…
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently granted a dismissal for lack of standing in Mitchell v. Winco Foods. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) case was dismissed when the Ninth Circuit agreed that Mitchell failed to establish the requisite standing because she…
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 retailer, alleging that Amazon discriminated against them when it fired them based on a background check policy. Originally filed…
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 a sixth-grade English Language Arts teaching job in August, despite his pending criminal charges and recent dismissal by…
Jacob Hazlett, the former North Charleston church volunteer who was charged with five additional sexual exploitation counts was prosecuted when he was 18 years old for an attempted assault 11 years ago in Ohio. Hazlett agreed to plead guilty to the charge of attempted…
On December 19, the EU Commission (“Commission”) published its report to the European Parliament and the Council on the second review of the functioning of the EU-US Privacy Shield (the “Report”). To the relief of the 3,850 US companies who…