Excerpted from Rome News-Tribune By Diane Wagner The Rome City Commission is split over the issue of having a question about felony convictions at the top of their employment applications. Several residents are working in conjunction with a group...
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Excerpted from STAT By Brittany Flaherty As new ways to identify and treat people who use opioids and other drugs emerge, an independent panel of experts is recommending that health care providers screen their adult patients for illicit drug use...
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Excerpted from Lexology By Christine Lozier and Michael C. Zogby Social media is ubiquitous in our cyber-connected world. For many, the first thing a person does when they wake up, and the last thing that person does when they go to bed is read...
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Excerpted from Lexology By Duane Morris LLP On July 25, 2019, New Jersey enacted Assembly Bill 1094 (herein referred to as the “Salary History Ban Law”). Effective January 1, 2020, the Salary History Ban Law prohibits private employers from...
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Excerpted from Dayton Daily News By Cornelius Frolik The city of Dayton no longer will hire employees who use nicotine or tobacco, citing the desire for a healthier workplace and environment. Employees hired after July 15 are required to be...
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Excerpted from Lexology By Squire Patton Boggs On April 30, 2019, we reported that the California State Senate had taken steps toward enacting the CROWN Act (Creating a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair) to prohibit discrimination on...
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Excerpted from Pacific Standard By Kelley Czajka The program is the first in the country to introduce drug testing as an eligibility requirement. Beginning this week, West Virginia residents will be eligible for free community college tuition for...
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Excerpted from Gainesville Times By Joshua Silavent When former Gov. Nathan Deal signed a law in May 2018 to require background checks for caregivers, it was met with a no-brainer kind of reaction. The law, which will take effect this October...
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Excerpted from The Ada News By Eric Swanson A new law requiring an additional background check for people who want to become advocates is a major step forward for the 22nd Judicial District’s Court Appointed Advocates program, the...
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Excerpted from JDSUPRA By Husch Blackwell LLP Consistent with the cliché that “everything’s bigger in Texas,” the Texas legislature has introduced not one, but two separate bills relating to the privacy of personal information. Although still in...
Read More Excerpted from SJ-R By Peter Hancock The Illinois House on Friday rejected a bill that would have blocked public colleges and universities from asking about a prospective student’s criminal history as part of the application. The so-called...
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Excerpted by NYTimes by Michael Gold The bill passed by the New York City Council was the latest in a series of steps to ease cannabis restrictions as efforts to legalize marijuana have stalled. Most employers in New York City would no longer be...
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