For employers in the senior living and long-term care industry, criminal history information is a crucial tool in the hiring process. Various...
MoreE-Verify Program Set to Expire
The E-Verify program is set to expire 9/30/15 unless it is reauthorized by Congress. So what does that mean for employers who use E-Verify? The...
MoreEmployers Might Want to Rethink the I-9 Review Process
A large clothing retailer recently entered into a settlement agreement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) following an allegation that the...
MoreCompany Fined $600,000 for I-9 Violations
The Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) has ordered Hartmann Studio, Inc. to pay a fine of over $600,000, which is one of...
MoreStart with Security: A Guide for Business, 10 Practical Lessons Businesses Can Learn from the FTC’s 50+ Data Security Settlements
Effectively managing security is no accident. Smart companies consider security upfront, assess their options and make good business choices based...
MoreMinnesota Court of Appeals Provides Helpful Roadmap for Employers Who Conduct Drug Testing
The Minnesota Court of Appeals handed employers a rare win under the Minnesota Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace Act, upholding dismissal...
MoreLarge Employers Planning to Tightly Manage Employee Use of Expensive Drugs
More than half of large employers in 2016 will aim to more tightly manage employees’ use of high-priced specialty drugs, one of the...
MoreEmployee’s Positive Return-to-Duty Drug Test Result Warranted Termination Despite Employer’s Use of Low Cutoff Concentrations
A Texas oil refinery whose substance abuse policy said an employee “whose drug test is positive, regardless of the reasons for the test,” would be...
MoreThe Supreme Court of New Jersey Narrows the State’s Expungement Statute
N.J.S.A 2C: 52-2(a) permits the Superior Court to expunge convictions of certain classes of offenses under certain enumerated circumstances. As...
MoreSpokeo, Inc. v. Robins: Petitioner Argues if There is No Actual Injury-in-Fact, Plaintiff Lacks Standing to Sue
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s grant of certiorari on April 27, 2015 in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, No. 13-1339, the Petitioner has weighed in...
MoreMaine Enacts Social Media Protections for Applicants and Employees
Effective as of October 15, 2015, employers in Maine will be restricted in their ability to access the personal social media accounts of...
MoreDelaware Adds to Growing Patchwork of Social Media Laws
On August 7, Delaware Governor Jack Markell signed a law to prohibit employers from interfering with the personal social media accounts of their...
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