In the IAPP 2017 Privacy Tech Vendor Report, the IAPP has identified companies offering privacy technology solutions and loosely categorized the...
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Some Oregonians are no doubt breathing clouds of relief with the introduction of Senate Bill 301, the Oregon Legislature’s proposal to protect...
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Blaming low unemployment, Curtis Graves, an attorney with the Mountain States Employers Council, said if the unemployment rate ticked up to 6 or 7...
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Although the legalization of recreational use of marijuana is still up for debate, the courts have granted legal access to marijuana for...
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Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin issued an executive order Wednesday that removes questions about criminal history from the initial application for...
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United Parcel Service of America Inc. (UPS) is facing a class action lawsuit after allegedly using background checks to make employment decisions...
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Mayor Muriel Bowser signed a bill prohibiting, with limited exceptions, employers’ use of or obtaining a job applicant’s or employee’s credit...
MoreAlbany County Legislature Votes to “Ban the Box” on Job Applications
After a survey conducted by the Center For Law and Justice in Albany revealed that 70 percent of employers would not consider hiring someone with...
MoreOperators of Online High Schools Settle FTC Charges That They Misled Consumers with Fake Diplomas
Capitol Network Distance Learning Programs and Stepping Stonez Development, LLC, two separate diploma mills, have agreed to settle Federal Trade...
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Although school districts in Indiana are in favor of legislation that would require running background checks for teachers, some are worried about...
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Attorney Montserrat Miller’s article is a poignant reminder employers about practices they should implement to help mitigate risk in the hiring...
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In January, the U.S. Department of Transportation published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register in which it proposes to amend...
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