‘Ban the Box’ hiring law now applies to U.S. Federal Contracts

Excerpted from a Bloomberg Law Blog by Paige Smith Federal contractors no longer can inquire about an applicant’s criminal history before extending a conditional job offer to work on a […]
New lawsuit serves as reminder of new trend in employer grooming policies

The old saying “Get a haircut kid,” may have been popular during the 1960s, but today it could cause problems in the workplace. A suit filed last week in San […]
Employers beware: The EEOC is monitoring use of Artificial Intelligence!

Excerpted from a Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP blog by Daniel J. Butler and Kevin J. White Earlier this month, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) held a webinar on artificial […]
“Energy,” “Stamina” and “Dynamic” are not code for age discrimination

Excerpted from a Shawe Rosenthal, LLP Blog by Fiona W. Ong The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit rejected claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and […]