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Pre-Employment Background Screening 101 – Mitigate Your Risk
DOT to Add Synthetic Opioids to its Drug Testing Panel
In January, the U.S. Department of Transportation published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register in which it proposes to amend...
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Case Alleging That Hair Follicle Drug Testing Has Disparate Impact on African-Americans Allowed to Proceed
When the City of Boston conducted hair follicle drug testing on thousands of police officers, cadets and job applicants, the results demonstrated...
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Post Accident Positivity Climbs Among American Workers
In the latest release of the Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index, its senior director of science and technology noted that, over the past five...
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Medical Marijuana Comes to North Dakota: What North Dakota Employers Need to Know
North Dakota joined 28 states across the nation who have legalized some form of medical marijuana use when its Compassionate Care Act went into...
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Another Reason to Tread Carefully When Using Criminal Background Checks in Hiring Decisions
Crothall Services Group, Wayne, Pa., admitted it had used criminal history background assessments in its hiring decisions. But, according to the...
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Philadelphia to Prohibit Employer Questions About an Applicant’s Wage History
In an effort to advance wage equality, the Philadelphia Fair Practices Ordinance is being amended to make the city the first to ban employers from...
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The Department of Homeland Security Proposes New Rules Affecting Federal Government Contractors
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) council has issued a final rule that broadly requires specific privacy training and annual re-training...
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Ninth Circuit Confirms That Liability Waiver in FCRA Disclosure Triggers Liability
The Ninth Circuit has determined that a prospective employer violates the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) when it procures a job applicant’s...
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Wegmans Accused of Fair Credit Violations
Wegmans Food Markets has been accused of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) in a lawsuit alleging the company failed to give proper...
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Colorado Could Require Fingerprinting of Doctors, Nurses, Even Vets
In order to be licensed in Colorado, a new bill could require about 160,000 medical professionals to undergo fingerprint-based background checks...
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D.C. Bill Protects Job Applicants’ Credit Histories
Washington, D.C., has joined 11 states, New York City and Chicago in an effort to prevent employers from conducting credit history screens for job...
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