Enrollment in E-Verify remains voluntary under federal and California law except for federal contractors with the FAR provision in their contract...
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Novus Warns That Drug and Alcohol Abuse Are Impacting Key Industries Pivotal to World Economy
According to a report issued by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), substance and alcohol abuse has been...
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Top 10 Reasons to Update Workplace Drug and Alcohol Policies in 2016
With the beginning of a new year, it is time to make resolutions and review old, outdated workplace policies. Employers who conduct drug and...
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When Must Companies Accommodate Employee Medical Marijuana Use? How About Never?
Grilling a medical marijuana user about her disability, just before firing the employee, could give rise to a viable disability-discrimination...
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FMCSA Reduces Drug Testing Requirement for 2016
The Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has reduced the minimum annual percentage rate for random...
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More on Marijuana and Off-Duty Conduct Laws
It appears that Ohio’s proposed off-duty conduct law is a whole lot worse for employers than Colorado’s similar (but very different)...
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New Jersey Issues New Ban-the-Box Regulations
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) has adopted regulations for the Opportunity to Compete Act, the state...
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OPM Ban the Box and Background Checks
On December 15, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) published in the Federal Register a notice listing its priorities. Under...
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Philadelphia Expands Ban-the-Box Legislation
Amendments to Philadelphia’s “Ban the Box” legislation, the Fair Criminal Records Screening Standards, were signed into law by Mayor Michael...
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Kasich Signs ‘Ban the Box’ into Law
Ohio Governor John Kasich signed into law a bill that will bar public employers from including questions on job applications concerning an...
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Federal Courts Increase Scrutiny of Employer Compliance with the FCRA’s Adverse Action Requirements
In the last two years, the number of employment class actions under the federal FCRA has ballooned. Most of the cases reported in the media have...
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Crime and Employment: Asheville ‘Banning the Box’
Asheville, North Carolina, is eliminating any question about criminal convictions from most job applications, a change planned for some time in...
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