Wisconsin has become the thirteenth state to enact a law limiting the circumstances under which employers may request or require access to the...
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Wisconsin Adopts Password Protection Law
Sixth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of EEOC Credit Check Case and Rejects “Homemade” Method of Determining Race by “Eye-Balling” Photos
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a lower court order granting summary judgment in favor of Kaplan in a high-profile credit check lawsuit that the EEOC...
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Joining Other States and Localities, Indianapolis “Bans the Box” for City Vendors and Further Restricts Criminal Background Inquiries
Mayor Gregory A. Ballard recently signed an ordinance that generally prohibits the Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County...
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Beyond Credit Reporting: The Extension of Potential Class Action Liability to Employers under the Fair Credit Reporting Act
The provisions of FCRA apply to any business entity that seeks to use a “consumer report” – which broadly includes anything from...
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Two Data Brokers Settle FTC Charges That They Sold Consumer Data Without Complying With Protections Required Under the FCRA
Two data brokers have agreed to settle FTC charges that they violated the FCRA by providing reports about consumers to users such as prospective...
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Efforts to Close Loophole that Kept Sex Offender Working at School
Background checks are supposed to weed out the questionable employees, and, in most cases, they do. Still, it doesn’t catch crimes committed...
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Running Criminal Background Checks? Be Careful, at Least in the Big Apple
While criminal background checks are a common part of the hiring process for many companies, there has been legal pushback lately with federal and...
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Credit Checks Pose Hurdle for Job Seekers
Employers are permitted by law to run credit checks on employees or prospective employees, and nearly half do, according to a 2012 study by SHRM...
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Drug Testing Index™ Reports Drug Use Among American Workers Declined 74% Over the Past 25 Years, Finds Unprecedented Analysis of More Than 125 Million Workplace Urine Tests
Drug use among American workers declined dramatically over the past 25 years, although the rate of positive test results for certain drugs...
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Pre-Offer Drug Tests Violated Americans with Disabilities Act
Pre-offer drug tests to determine the use of both legal and illegal drugs violated the Americans with Disabilities Act’s prohibition on...
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Cross-Border Employers Must Take Care Before Implementing Drug-and-Alcohol-Testing Policies at Non- U.S. Operations
Many U.S.-based employers perform pre-employment, post-accident, or random drug testing, and with some exceptions, are generally permitted wide...
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Bringing Your Employees Down From Their High: Drug Testing and Legalized Marijuana
Over the years, most employers have implemented policies that prohibit the use of illegal drugs during work hours or while on work-related...
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