State laws on voting rights and time off to vote – start planning!

We’re a week away from Election Day 2022 next Tuesday, November 8. Since Election Day falls on a weekday, quite a few people will be expected at the office – […]
Montana state hospital worker bypassed background check by using different name

Excerpted from an article in The Independent by Seaborn Larson A former employee at the Montana state-run psychiatric hospital used a different name on her job application, meaning a background […]
Are employers liable for employee off-duty crimes?

Excerpted from a Bloomberg Law Blog by Jason Knott This past summer, a Dallas County, Texas jury slapped Charter Communications with $7.375 billion in damages. The Goff v. Holden & […]
Restaurant deducts background check costs from employee checks and now must fork over $100K

The operator of five franchise restaurants in Mississippi is going to have to pick up the tab, so to say. Apparently, employees were required to pay for their background checks, […]