DOD INVESTIGATING MILITARY CHILD CARE CENTERS

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has ordered a review of hiring practices at all military child care centers, after potential problems with security background investigations were identified at the Fort Myer, Va., child development center. Panetta’s announcement followed news the Army is investigating hiring practices at all of its child development centers worldwide. The investigation was…

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NEW YORK FURTHER RESTRICTS EMPLOYER USE OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS

Unless an exception applies, New York General Business Law § 399-ddd, effective Dec. 12, 2012, mandates that most employers in New York refrain from requiring that employees disclose their full or partial social security numbers, and from denying to employees “any service, privilege or right” due to nondisclosure. Two statutory exceptions are potentially quite broad,…

ARRESTED SENATE INTERN WAS SEX OFFENDER, ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT

Senator Robert Menendez said he did not know an 18-year-old intern at his office was a sex offender and illegal immigrant until news broke of the intern’s arrest this afternoon.”I just heard … ” Menendez said on MSNBC during a prescheduled interview to discuss immigration reform. The Associated Press reported that federal authorities on Dec. 6 arrested…

SUPREME COURT ARGUES WHO COUNTS AS A SUPERVISOR UNDER FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION LAW

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday about who counts as a supervisor under a federal employment discrimination law. The court also issued orders clearing the way for further challenges to aspects of President Obama’s health care law and rejecting an appeal concerning the insanity defense. EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION The employment case was brought…

FORMER EMPLOYEE ARRESTED FOR STEALING MONEY FROM NONPROFIT GROUP

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — A former Big Spring Partners employee has been arrested for stealing money from the nonprofit downtown revitalization group, The Times’ news partner WHNT is reporting. Stefanie Nicole Hamilton-Dryer was arrested Nov. 16 and charged with two counts of first-degree theft of property, plus a single count of second-degree theft of property, according…