Capitol Network Distance Learning Programs and Stepping Stonez Development, LLC, two separate diploma mills, have agreed to settle Federal Trade...
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Although school districts in Indiana are in favor of legislation that would require running background checks for teachers, some are worried about...
MorePre-Employment Background Screening 101 – Mitigate Your Risk
Attorney Montserrat Miller’s article is a poignant reminder employers about practices they should implement to help mitigate risk in the hiring...
MoreDOT 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...
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...
MorePost 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...
MoreMedical 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...
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...
MorePhiladelphia 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...
MoreThe 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...
MoreNinth 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...
MoreWegmans 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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