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Washington’s House passed Bill 1385, aimed at expediting background checks for workers in caregiving roles for children, the elderly, and...
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California’s Senate Bill 7 (SB 7) aims to regulate AI in employment by prohibiting employers from using automated decision systems (ADS) to...
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Companies are increasingly faced with class actions for alleged violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). FCRA claims related to...
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Philadelphia Federal Judge Mitchell S. Goldberg recently held that the portion of the city’s salary history ordinance that prohibits an employer...
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A bill has been signed into law by Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy that will restrict employees from inquiring about applicants’ salary history...
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Vermont has joined several other states that have enacted a law to prohibit employers from inquiring about, seeking or requiring salary history...
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California recently joined a growing number of cities and states to pass a law that bans salary history questions. Prompted by concerns about...
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Texarkana’s board of directors recently approved business license fees for dispensaries and medical cannabis growers in the state of Arkansas...
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With more and more employees testing positive for state-legalized marijuana, employers are encouraged to rethink testing and rewrite policies...
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There’s good news and bad news for employers after Florida Governor Rick Scott recently signed a medical marijuana bill into law that provides...
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The Philadelphia Wage History Ordinance, scheduled to take effect in May, has been subject to a federal court stay pending resolution of a lawsuit...
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