The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) makes it unlawful for an employer to either require its employees to undergo medical examinations or make disability-related inquiries that cannot be justified as “job related and consistent with business…
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Worker Drug Test Positives Rise for First Time Since 2003
A new study published by Quest Diagnostics reported an increase in the workforce drug test positivity rate for the first time in ten years, fueled primarily by marijuana and amphetamines. The Quest Drug Testing Index (DTI) released on September 11, 2014 also showed a…
A Three Pronged Strategy To Stay Ahead Of Drug Test Cheaters (Second of two parts)
The first part of this article examined the creative ways in which some individuals try to beat a drug test. In order to beat cheaters at their own game, it is important to know what you’re looking for in terms of a urine sample that is not right. Labs primarily…
Madison Joins Chorus To Ban The Box
The City Council of Madison, Wisconsin has the joined numerous municipalities across the country by passing a legislation to ban the box – except for police and firefighter applicants – officials are now considering whether to force city vendors and…
District of Columbia Enacts Ban-the-Box Legislation Limiting Employers’ Criminal Background Inquiries on Applicants
A new District of Columbia law, Fair Criminal Record Screening Amendment Act of 2014 (Act Number A20-0422), prohibits employers from inquiring into a prospective employee’s criminal conviction background on its application and before making a conditional offer…
Udall Co-Sponsors Bill To Provide Background Checks To Organizations That Serve Children
U.S. Senator Tom Udallannounced that he is cosponsoring the Child Protection Improvements and Electronic Life and Safety Security Systems Act , that would enable children’s groups, summer camps, and other youth-serving non-profit associations to gain access to…
Arizona Lawmakers Want Background Checks For Hotel Workers
Two Arizona lawmakers have pledged to push for legislation that would prohibit registered sex offenders from having unfettered access to hotel guest rooms, an effort hospitality officials say they would welcome for discussion. The announcement comes in the wake of…
“Ban the Box:” A Discussion of State and Local Laws Restricting Inquiries into an Applicant’s Criminal History
According to the National Employment Law Project, 67 cities and counties and 13 states have adopted such provisions. [1] More cities and states are expected to follow suit. ThisCommentarydiscusses the current state of the ban the box laws, the risks that these laws…
FTC Action Halts Online High School Diploma Mill That Made $11 Million Selling Worthless Diplomas to Students
At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a U.S. district court in Florida has temporarily halted a diploma mill that allegedly grossed more than $11 million from marketing and selling fake high school diplomas online to consumers nationwide. The FTC’s…
Probe Finds Fakery at Nine New York City Child Care Centers
Six child care centers of nine investigate have already been closed and the others are on track to be shuttered after investigators found one served no children yet got almost $60,000 in city money, another had rat droppings on the floor and spoiled milk in the…




