Using smart devices in the workplace may not be so smart

Excerpted from a Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Blog by Cortlin Bond and Anne Yuengert What does the EEOC have to do with smart watches, rings, glasses, helmets and other […]
Aging employee fired, awarded $78,000 in EEOC settlement

They say age is a state of mind, and for one employee, it was a bit more than that. We ran across an interesting case where an employee was terminated […]
When are Criminal Background Checks permitted?

Excerpted from a SHRM Blog by Allen Smith J.D. Criminal background checks should be conducted after a job offer and feature an individualized assessment of any criminal justice record, a […]
5 takeaways for screening candidates with criminal history

Excerpted from a Phelps Dunbar LLP Blog by Michael E. Turner The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) recent lawsuit against a convenience store operator over its policy against hiring job […]