AI lie detector test creates class action lawsuit
Are lie detector tests legal during job interviews? According to the Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) enacted in 1988, it is prohibited for most private employers to use lie detector […]
Background screening challenges in the City of Angels
As “Dragnet” police officer Joe Friday used to say, “Just the facts ma’am.” Well, not so much in the City of Angels. Earlier this month, the Superior Court of Los […]
Restrictions on employer access to personal social media
In a “Facebook-friendly” move earlier this month, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law that prohibits employers from accessing employees’ or job applicants’ personal social media accounts. […]
Oregon passes bill to revert drug decriminalization
Excerpted from a Forbes article by Alonzo Martinez In response to the escalating overdose crisis, Oregon legislators have approved House Bill 4002, which reverts the state’s pioneering drug decriminalization efforts, marking […]