State legislatures are enacting laws limiting employers’ ability to access the social media accounts of their employees. Thus far in 2014...
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More States Restrict Employers’ Access To Employees’ Social Media Accounts
Some Employers Likely to See Increased Litigation Costs in EEOC Cases
Employers in Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin are likely to see their legal fees increase as a result of a Seventh Circuit decision that allows...
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Criminal Record Checks Draw Criticism
Though some business leaders contend that background checks protect employers from hiring potentially dangerous or untrustworthy applicants...
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Reducing Security Threats Posed by Contract Workers
In a time of budget sensitivity, many businesses, government agencies and other types of organizations are turning to independent contractors as a...
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Former UC Berkeley Administrator Allegedly Stole From School
A former research administrator at UC Berkeley who had a prior conviction for embezzlement allegedly stole “tens of thousands of...
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Reding Says That US Safe Harbor Changes Nearly Agreed
Viviane Reding, EU Vice President and Commissioner for Justice, said on 6 June: “I think that 95% of what could be agreed – has been...
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Collateral Damage: America’s Failure to Forgive or Forget in the War on Crime – A Roadmap to Restore Rights and Status After Arrest or Conviction
Collateral damage occurs in any war, including America’s “War on Crime.” The expansion of the nation’s criminal justice...
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House GOP Members Criticize the EEOC on Background Checks, Enforcement Tactics
Republicans on a House Education and the Workforce subcommittee have criticized the EEOC for discouraging employers from conducting necessary...
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Seyfarth Shaw’s Social Media Privacy Legislation Desktop Reference
Seyfarth’s Social Media Practice Group has prepared an easy-to-use “Social Media Privacy Legislation Desktop Reference,” as a...
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Survey: HR Execs Split on if Social Media Impacts Hiring
In a poll of 100 human resources executives, 60 percent confirmed that they either always or sometimes check candidates’ social media...
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Department of Justice Settlements a Good Reminder of Employer Obligations under Employment Verification Laws
Employers work hard to make sure they comply with federal immigration law, but they must remember not to take their efforts too far. Employers...
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Little Reduction in Longer-Term Opioid Use in Most States
A new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) found that there was little reduction in the prevalence of longer-term opioid...
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