Excerpted from a Ford & Harrison LLP Blog by Viktoryia Johnson There’s no denying the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the landscape of the workplace. For better or worse, what is certain is the pandemic, now in its third year, has forced U.S...
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Excerpted from a WFAA-TV Story by Jay Wallis A Dallas County jury found Charter Communications, which also operates as Spectrum, acted negligently in hiring a field technician who killed one of its customers. The company now owes billions of...
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Excerpted from a Holland & Knight LLP Blog by Andrew Silvia and Stephanie Merabet On July 26, 2022, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act (CROWN Act), prohibiting...
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Like the “Swine Flu” from over a decade ago, the name “Monkeypox” causes one to sit up and take notice. Combined with the last two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s enough to inspire one to scream, “Enough already!” On July 23, the World...
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Excerpted from a Forbes article by Taylor Liggett Like remote work, remote hiring is becoming commonplace. Given the competitive hiring landscape, that’s good news for employers. Talent pools open up when limitations ease around specific...
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Here at GroupOne Background Screening, we know that in today’s uncertain times, providing VOEs may be difficult. Offices are closed. Employees are working remote. Turnaround times are confusing. GroupOne is proud to provide WEBVerify, an advanced...
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Excerpted from a Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell Ltd Blog by Riebana Sachs The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted our collective mental health. Employees have lost loved ones, connections to co-workers and the comfort of daily social rhythms. A...
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Excerpted from a Monster.com Blog by Isabel Thottam Picture job searching as a two-way mirror. On one side, there’s you: a hopeful job seeker Googling everything and anything you can find out about your dream employer. And on the other side is...
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A new regulation for residential landlords starting July 1 requires property owners of transient or non-transient apartments in Florida to perform background checks on all employees and licensees. The background checks are required to be...
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Excerpted from a Proskauer Rose LLP Blog by Ariel Brotman and Tony Oncidi On July 7, Mayor Eric Garcetti signed the “Healthcare Workers Minimum Wage Ordinance” effective August 13, which increases the minimum wage to $25 per hour for healthcare...
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Excerpted from a Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Blog by Mark Brossman, Ronald Richman, Max Garfield, Scott Gold, Donna Lazarus and Ayumi Berstein The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued a technical assistance document...
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The New York Police Department (NYPD) announced this week it would no longer randomly test police officers or job applicants for marijuana, but then did an immediate about-face the same day. Talk about buzz-kill! An initial memo, written by the...
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