Target to pay $3.7 Million in settlement over job-screening policies
Excerpted from The Wall Street Journal article by Maria Armental Target Corporation has agreed to pay more than $3.7 million and overhaul job-screening guidelines for hourly workers to resolve a […]
Settlement reached with Care.com over background checks
Excerpted from a WBUR story Waltham, Massachusetts-based Care.com will pay nearly $500,000 to settle allegations that it misled customers about its background check system. The website helps families find caregivers. […]
EEOC presses litigation under Title VII concerning criminal records
Excerpted from littler.com, by Rod M. Fliegel and Allen P. Lohse In April 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued updated “Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and […]
The facts on negligent hiring claims
Negligent hiring claims are preventable if employers do their job when ensuring employees and customers have a well-organized and safe work environment. Within a work environment, employees and customer have […]