Prompted by Nevada’s recent legalization of recreational marijuana use, Caesars Entertainment Corp. has announced that it will no longer screen job applicants for marijuana use as a condition of employment. Executive Vice President of Corporate Communications and…
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New Background Check Requirements Slow CCSD Hiring
New laws that are intended to keep child predators out of Nevada classrooms are taxing the Clark County School District’s human resources staff and extending the time it takes to make a job offer. According to the district’s top human service official, while the…
California, Massachusetts, Nevada and Maine Voted to Legalize the Recreational Use of Marijuana
Legalization ofrecreational marijuanawas on the ballot in five states this Election Day: California, Massachusetts, Maine, Arizona and Nevada. California, Massachusetts, Nevada and Maine voted to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, giving a huge boost to the…
Background Screening Companies May Now Report Convictions Older Than Seven Years In Nevada
Under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), background screening companies (or consumer reporting agencies) are generally prohibited from reporting certain types of derogatory information that the FCRA considers to be too old to be useful, i.e., obsolete. The…
Nevada’s Medical Marijuana Law Takes Effect April 1, 2014
Nevada’s medical marijuana law, Nevada SB 374, explicitly states that it does not “require any employer to allow the medical use of marijuana in the workplace.” However, the law further states that it does not “require an employer to modify the…