Changes in federal sentencing guidelines will result in the early release of thousands of inmates from prison over the next several years. The...
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Hoosier Daddy? Background Checks Not Subject to Indiana Sales Tax
The Indiana Department of Revenue concluded that a company’s employment screening and background checking services are not subject to sales tax...
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Background Checks More Accurate When Done by Private Sector Companies: Stuart Pratt, Consumer Data Industry Association
An opinion piece by Shantell George claimed that background checks done by private sector businesses were inaccurate. However, she failed to offer...
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Model Social Media Privacy Legislation to be Proposed in 2016
The Uniform Law Commission recently announced that it intends to propose legislation in 2016 that would seek to bring uniformity and consistency...
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Maine Is Latest State to Restrict Employer Access to Personal Social Media Accounts
Recently, Maine became the latest state to enact legislation restricting an employer’s access to employees’ and job applicants’ personal social...
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Employers May Request Alternative Documents Following an Internal I-9 Audit
On October 23, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) issued...
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Privacy Analytics Launches Tool to Help Identify and Manage Data Privacy Risks
Privacy Analytics Inc. announced the release of Risk Monitor, a privacy risk assessment tool that gives organizations the ability to identify...
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Employee Failed to Show that Positive Drug Test Result For Barbiturates Was Discriminatory
A federal court in Georgia rejected an employee’s claim that his termination after a positive drug test result for barbiturates was...
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Ohio Employers Need Not Be Hazy About Marijuana in the Workplace
Every employer in Ohio and surrounding states must now begin to develop workplace controls to fully address the legalization of marijuana in Ohio...
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EEOC Sues Employer Who Allegedly Refused to Hire Methadone User
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed numerous lawsuits against employers who take adverse actions against applicants and...
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Job Applicant’s Class Action Says Sprint’s Employment Credit Report Disclosures Don’t Comply with Federal Law
A Chicago man believes Sprint violated federal law in disclosure forms it provided him before checking his credit when he was applying for a job...
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Per Liar Liar, Performing Background Checks on Minors Can be Major Issue
A client in the hospitality industry asked whether it had to obtain parental or legal guardian consent to conduct background checks and drug...
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