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Oklahoma’s 2026 amendments require employers to enforce zero‑tolerance drug and alcohol standards for all workers in safety‑sensitive positions, now defined strictly by listed job duties rather than employer judgment. Core protections for licensed medical‑marijuana…
Although criminal histories can be among the most important for identifying potentially problematic employees, recent EEOC Guidelines elaborate on the use of criminal histories in hiring practices, and should not be ignored. These guidelines have made it incumbent…
Many businesses mistakenly believe that the FBI database is the “gold standard” for identifying those with criminal records. But, the FBI database only includes criminal records that have a fingerprint associated with them, and many from the state or county level do…
U.S. Senators Claire McCaskill and Jon Tester are probing the transition of federal security clearance background checks to a newly created agency— raising concerns about whether there is a concrete plan for the creation, operation and oversight of the new bureau. “We…