After receiving complaints from individuals around the country who have had trouble removing erroneous information or even learning about what is...
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The UK has decided to withdraw its membership from the European Union. Despite the result, data protection standards are unlikely to be affected...
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Deaths from workplace-related violence are on the rise nationally, although the overall number remains relatively small. Nationwide, 61 people...
MoreAdults Surveyed on Impact of Financial Background Checks in the Workplace
A survey of more than 1,000 workers conducted by the National Financial Educators Council (NFEC) found 5.2% of respondents reported they were...
MoreMany Tennessee Employers Will Soon be Required to use E–Verify
Tennessee’s state immigration law just received an important update by the state legislature and Governor, and many employers in the state will...
MoreInternational Packaging Inc. Guilty of 94 Form I–9 Violations
An administrative law judge for the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer found Minneapolis, Minnesota–based International Packaging...
MoreGolden Employment Group Inc. Charged With Over 400 Form I-9 Violations
Form I-9 penalties typically grow by the violation, and Golden Employment Group Inc. is facing a huge penalty following allegations of hundreds of...
MoreMost States Do Not Require Employers to Accommodate Use of Medicinal Marijuana
As of May 2016, 25 states plus the District of Columbia allow the medicinal use of marijuana by patients suffering from certain debilitating...
MoreWhat OSHA’s Electronic Recordkeeping Rule Means for Workplace Post–Accident Drug and Alcohol Testing
OSHA’s final electronic recordkeeping rule, “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses,” was published in the Federal Register. The...
MorePennsylvania’s New Medical Marijuana Act Implicates Employer Drug Policies
Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act (Act), effective May 17, 2016, makes the use, possession and distribution of marijuana lawful in the...
MoreFinding Workers Who Can Pass a Drug Test
All over the country, employers say they see a disturbing downside of tighter labor markets as they try to rebuild from the worst recession since...
MorePennsylvania Employee Proceeds With Invasion of Privacy Claim Arising out of Positive Drug Test Result
A federal court in Pennsylvania has allowed an employee to proceed with a wrongful discharge/invasion of privacy claim related to her discharge...
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