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A new law in Alabama allows individuals to petition to have certain criminal records expunged upon the payment of $300 in fees, plus court costs...
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Since early 2014, the Federal Trade Commission has charged at least fourteen U.S. businesses in varying industries, from fashion to...
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A Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted partial class certification in a case where...
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How and when employers can request and use a person’s criminal record information during the hiring process and for other employment...
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There have been at least 35 Disney employees arrested since 2006 and accused of sex crimes involving children, trying to meet a minor for sex, or...
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One-fourth of the names on Maryland’s sex offender registry are to be removed after the state’s top court expanded on an earlier...
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E-Verify offers a tool to assist employers in verifying employment/immigration status for prospective employees, but it should not be mistaken for...
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Employers work hard to make sure they comply with federal immigration law, but they must remember not to take their efforts too far. Employers...
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Minnesota’s new Medical Cannabis Act differs from many other state medical marijuana laws in that it narrows the kind of medical cannabis...
MoreLegalized Marijuana and Workplace Testing
With increasingly relaxed attitudes toward marijuana legalization in the United States, some employers are evaluating their drug screening...
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