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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Minnesota’s new Medical Cannabis Act differs from many other state medical marijuana laws in that it narrows the kind of medical cannabis...
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With increasingly relaxed attitudes toward marijuana legalization in the United States, some employers are evaluating their drug screening...
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1. Employers are prohibited from disciplining an employee or refusing to hire a job applicant as a result of authorized medical marijuana use. 2...
MoreNew Jersey Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee Approves Significantly Less Onerous Version of Ban the Box Legislation
The New Jersey Legislature has been considering “ban the box” legislation since February 2013. Amidst opposition from business groups...
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Private employers in Illinois with 15 or more employees will have to revamp their job applications to remove questions about criminal background...
More‘Ban the Box’ Gets Initial D.C. Council Nod, but Further Tweaks Expected
After years of abortive efforts, the D.C. Council voted to give job applicants with criminal records new protections against discrimination from...
MoreMore States Restrict Employers’ Access To Employees’ Social Media Accounts
State legislatures are enacting laws limiting employers’ ability to access the social media accounts of their employees. Thus far in 2014...
MoreSome 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...
MoreCriminal Record Checks Draw Criticism
Though some business leaders contend that background checks protect employers from hiring potentially dangerous or untrustworthy applicants...
MoreReducing 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...
MoreFormer 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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