After receiving a contingent job offer as a bus operator with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) in 2013, Erick Little...
MoreNew Regulations Limit California Employers’ Consideration of Criminal History
The California Fair Employment and Housing Council (FEHC) has finalized new regulations on employer consideration of criminal history, largely...
MoreCalifornia Further Limits Use of Criminal Background Information
California’s Fair Employment and Housing Council (FEHC) has finalized new regulations further limiting an employer’s ability to consider criminal...
MoreCalifornia Employers Are Subject to New Requirements When Using Criminal History Information
The release of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) “Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in...
MoreDistrict of Columbia Mayor Signs Law Restricting Employers from Using Credit Information in Employment Decisions
Mayor Muriel Bowser signed a bill prohibiting, with limited exceptions, employers’ use of or obtaining a job applicant’s or employee’s credit...
MoreCase 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...
MoreAnother 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...
MoreEEOC Increases Scrutiny of Employer Actions Taken Against Prescription Drug Users
Prescription drug abuse has made national news in the last few years. In March 2016, President Obama noted that “prescription opioid abuse and...
MorePrescribed Drugs Blur Policies
With America in the throes of a prescription drug crisis, employers face the liability for failing to accommodate an employee’s use of...
MoreStaffing Company to Pay $175,000 Over Discrimination Claims
San Diego staffing company Eastridge Workforce Solutions recently resolved allegations with the Department of Justice after new hires faced...
MoreUse of Big Data Has Implications for Equal Employment Opportunity
The use of Big Data to make hiring and other employment decisions will continue to grow in its use and scope. At a recent meeting, however...
MoreNew Proposed Rule Reflects Increase In I-9 Anti-Discrimination Enforcement
On August 15, 2016, the Department of Justice published a proposed rule which promises to make several important changes to the agency’s...
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