Background checks in effect for childcare providers
Excerpted from The Jamestown Sun The North Dakota Department of Human Services said the department is re-implementing a federal fingerprint-based background check requirement to ensure the protection and safety of […]
Columbia, South Carolina enacts Ban-the-Box Law
Excerpted from Lexology By Seyfarth Shaw LLP Seyfarth Synopsis: The Columbia, South Carolina Mayor Steve Benjamin has signed a new law prohibiting employers – including private employers – from inquiring […]
Firm illegally fired pregnant officer, EEOC lawsuit alleges
Excerpted from The News Tribune By Alexis Krell A Tacoma-based company illegally fired a pregnant security officer, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged in a lawsuit this week. The […]
CEOs from Amazon, IBM, ask Congress to pass a data privacy law
Excerpted from CNBC By Lauren Feiner CEOs of 51 companies from the Business Roundtable, including Amazon, IBM and Salesforce, signed a letter to U.S. congressional leaders Tuesday urging them to […]