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The New Jersey Legislature has been considering “ban the box” legislation since February 2013. Amidst opposition from business groups...
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Private employers in Illinois with 15 or more employees will have to revamp their job applications to remove questions about criminal background...
More‘Ban the Box’ Gets Initial D.C. Council Nod, but Further Tweaks Expected
After years of abortive efforts, the D.C. Council voted to give job applicants with criminal records new protections against discrimination from...
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State legislatures are enacting laws limiting employers’ ability to access the social media accounts of their employees. Thus far in 2014...
MoreSome Employers Likely to See Increased Litigation Costs in EEOC Cases
Employers in Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin are likely to see their legal fees increase as a result of a Seventh Circuit decision that allows...
MoreCriminal Record Checks Draw Criticism
Though some business leaders contend that background checks protect employers from hiring potentially dangerous or untrustworthy applicants...
MoreReducing Security Threats Posed by Contract Workers
In a time of budget sensitivity, many businesses, government agencies and other types of organizations are turning to independent contractors as a...
MoreFormer UC Berkeley Administrator Allegedly Stole From School
A former research administrator at UC Berkeley who had a prior conviction for embezzlement allegedly stole “tens of thousands of...
MoreReding Says That US Safe Harbor Changes Nearly Agreed
Viviane Reding, EU Vice President and Commissioner for Justice, said on 6 June: “I think that 95% of what could be agreed – has been...
MoreCollateral Damage: America’s Failure to Forgive or Forget in the War on Crime – A Roadmap to Restore Rights and Status After Arrest or Conviction
Collateral damage occurs in any war, including America’s “War on Crime.” The expansion of the nation’s criminal justice...
MoreHouse GOP Members Criticize the EEOC on Background Checks, Enforcement Tactics
Republicans on a House Education and the Workforce subcommittee have criticized the EEOC for discouraging employers from conducting necessary...
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