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A judge recently allowed a claim of emotional distress to continue, denying the employer’s motion to dismiss. The case found that the employer...
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Blumenthal, Nordrehaug and Bhowmik filed a proposed class action complaint against Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., for allegedly failing to...
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In August, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals claimed that a plaintiff who alleges extraneous information in a background check disclosure form...
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Officials from across the United States government, the European Commission and the European Union (EU) data protection authorities recently met...
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The first annual review of the Privacy Shield framework was held this month. A marked increase in organizations saying they are already using or...
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With the anticipation of India as one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, the need for background verification checks has increased after...
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Trend Micro has revealed through a recent survey that C-suite executives are not as serious about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as...
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A judge in Colorado has ruled that listing offenders’ personal information, such as names and addresses, gives the public the power to punish...
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According to a 2016 Gallup poll, more than 60 percent of Americans support the legalization of marijuana, the highest approval rating in its...
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Employer DLS Precision Fab was appealing a $305,050 penalty for more than 500 immigration law violations when they attempted to argue that it had...
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