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“A federal judge cast doubt on government efforts to restrict employers’ use of criminal-background checks in hiring as he dismissed a lawsuit by regulators against a Dallas event-marketing company. U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus in Maryland said the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission didn’t show that Freeman Co. discriminated against black applicants by using criminal-background…
“The North Dakota Insurance Department announced that as of Sept. 1, 2013, anyone applying to become a North Dakota resident insurance producer must undergo a criminal background check, including fingerprinting. This requirement is the result of the passage of Senate Bill 2304 and does not apply to individuals renewing a license or individuals who apply…
“Unpaid interns miss out on wages and employment benefits, but they can also find themselves in “legal limbo†when it comes to civil rights, according to law professor and intern labor rights advocate David Yamada. The O’Connor decision (the leading ruling on the matter, according to Yamada) held that because they don’t get a paycheck, unpaid…
Originally posted by The Meta Picture and can be found at http://themetapicture.com/the-solution-to-every-office-problem
“Parents signing their kids up for community sports leagues like soccer may want to consider this: Not all volunteer coaches undergo criminal background checks. California law requires school districts to order background checks for all sports coaches, but it’s quiet on the matter of community sports coaches, who are mostly parent volunteers. Large youth sports…
Originally posted by The Meta Picture and can be found at http://themetapicture.com/he-does-whatever-he-wants
“Last week an Oregon jury awarded an individual plaintiff over $18 million in compensatory and punitive damages in what some sources have reported to be the first jury verdict in a case brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRAâ€), 15 U.S.C. § 1681a(c). The plaintiff, Julie Miller, discovered problems with her credit report in…
“OLYMPIA — Nearly two dozen people who failed criminal-background checks were allowed to work with developmentally disabled clients in Washington state, according to a state audit released Wednesday. In conflict with state policy, some businesses hired the 23 caregivers even though they had past legal problems involving assault, theft, drug charges, abuse and financial exploitation,…
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