Recently, Maine became the latest state to enact legislation restricting an employer’s access to employees’ and job applicants’ personal social...
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On October 23, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) issued...
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Privacy Analytics Inc. announced the release of Risk Monitor, a privacy risk assessment tool that gives organizations the ability to identify...
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A federal court in Georgia rejected an employee’s claim that his termination after a positive drug test result for barbiturates was...
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Every employer in Ohio and surrounding states must now begin to develop workplace controls to fully address the legalization of marijuana in Ohio...
MoreEEOC Sues Employer Who Allegedly Refused to Hire Methadone User
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed numerous lawsuits against employers who take adverse actions against applicants and...
MoreJob Applicant’s Class Action Says Sprint’s Employment Credit Report Disclosures Don’t Comply with Federal Law
A Chicago man believes Sprint violated federal law in disclosure forms it provided him before checking his credit when he was applying for a job...
MorePer Liar Liar, Performing Background Checks on Minors Can be Major Issue
A client in the hospitality industry asked whether it had to obtain parental or legal guardian consent to conduct background checks and drug...
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A private company that operates prisons, and a consumer background reporting firm are violating federal and state fair credit laws by not...
MoreNew York City Issues Fair Chance Act Notice Form for Criminal Background Checks
New York City recently passed the Fair Chance Act (FCA), which is applicable to criminal background checks. Recently, the New York City Commission...
MoreWaffle House Faces Lawsuit Over Claims of Unfair Usages of Background Checks
A Florida man is suing Waffle House claiming it unfairly used background checks and denied his employment application. William Jones filed a class...
MoreBig Lots Accused of Background Check Violations
Discount retail chain Big Lots Stores Inc. was hit with a proposed class action suit alleging it routinely violated federal law in the way it...
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