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The New Jersey Legislature has given final approval to a slightly more employer-friendly version of the state’s “ban the box”...
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MoreNew Florida Data Security and Breach Law Effective July 1
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A Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted partial class certification in a case where...
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