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Illinois Moves to Ban Criminal Background Questions From Job Applications

Illinois Moves to Ban Criminal Background Questions From Job Applications

Private employers in Illinois with 15 or more employees will have to revamp their job applications to remove questions about criminal background history and postpone such inquiries to the job interview or conditional job offer stage of the hiring process under…

Reefer Madness Redux? What to Do Now That Illinois Has Legalized Medical Marijuana?

Reefer Madness Redux? What to Do Now That Illinois Has Legalized Medical Marijuana?

Effective January 1, 2014, Illinois became the 20th state to legalize medical marijuana. But the passage of this law has created concerns for employers. The Illinois Compassionate use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act enacted a pilot program that is scheduled to…

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