Volvo Group North America, LLC will pay $70,000 and institute a three-year consent decree to resolve a federal disability discrimination suit brought by the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC).
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It’s Finally Spring! Time to Clean Your Job Postings
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he equinox has come and went, meaning warm weather is thankfully approaching. This also means spring hiring season is here for many employers. However, caution is advised. Given the
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Pennsylvania Representative Introduces Bill that Would Restrict Employers’ Use of Credit Checks in Hiring
Republican state Rep. Thomas Murt introduced H.B. 2619, which would amend the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act to prohibit employers from requesting a credit report from a current employee or
Employers Beware: New Jersey Advances Bill that Would Prohibit Employers from Even Asking if an Employee Had a Social Media Account
Employers in New Jersey should ignore the proposed legislation banning employers’ inquiries about employees’ Facebook and other social media at their own peril.
The bill, which NJ.Com reported passed an
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Washington is the Latest State to Jump on the Bandwagon Protecting Facebook Passwords
Last week, as reported on MyNorthwest.com, a Washington lawmaker introduced a bill that would make it illegal for employers to require applicants or employees to fork over Facebook passwords
Oregon to Pass Law Banning Discrimination Against the Unemployed; California Next?
On February 24th, we recapped our numerous blogs where we wrote that under existing anti-discrimination laws, there is no protected class known as “the unemployed,” and if you are not
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NLRB Decision: Hell Hath No Fury Like a Board Scorned
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued a decision interpreting the United States Supreme Court (“SCOTUS”) decision in Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc. v. NLRB, 535 U.S. 137 (2002) as
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New Jersey Passes Law Prohibiting Ads Stating That The Unemployed Need Not Apply
We wrote a number of blog entries recently discussing the fact that there is no law prohibiting employers from refusing to hire the unemployed. And just yesterday we noted that
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Should Employers Eliminate Pre-Employment Skills Tests?
“Pre-employment Tests” “Disparate Impact” OFCCP
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Where Does My Employer Get Off Fingerprinting Me?
We recently received a comment from a reader in response my blog "Employers’ Use of Biometric Time Clocks Could Violate State Law" that essentially asks this question (albeit, in much nicer form).
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