Our blog entry of Juiy 14, 2011 dealt with the issue of employers not hiring the unemployed, and a new bill introduced in Congress to forbid this. Check out a new article in
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New Connecticut Law Bans Employers’ Use of Credit Reports
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On July 13, 2011, Connecticut Governor Dannell P. Malloy signed S.B. 361, which bans almost all employers from requiring applicants or employees to submit to a credit check. The…
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Bill Introduced in Congress to Forbid Discrimination in Hiring the Unemployed
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In our blog entry of February 22, 2011, we noted that under the anti-discrimination laws there is no protected class known as “the unemployed,” and if you are not hired…
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Employers: Are You Ready for Turnover?
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The Wall Street Journal has reported the results of a recent survey that shows that nearly half of U.S. workers are dissatisfied with their jobs. A full third of those…
Private Employers – You Can Discriminate in Hiring Based Upon a Bankruptcy Filing, But You Can’t Discriminate Against Current Employees Upon This Ground
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In this blog entry we deal with the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and its application to employment laws.
Under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, a governmental employer cannot discriminate against…
Under the ADA, When Can an Employer Be Sure When A Person’s “Current Substance Abuse” Has Ceased?
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Under the Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”), an employer cannot discriminate “against a qualified individual on the basis of disability.” A person “currently engaging” in illegal substance use is not…
EEOC Considers Unemployment Status as a Protected Class
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In our blog of February 22, 2011, we noted that under the anti-discrimination laws there is no protected class known as “the unemployed,” and if you are not hired because…
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Criminals Need Apply in Philadelphia
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In case you were wondering, the title to this blog is not a typo. We have posted two recent blogs (March 22, 2011 and February 9, 2011) cautioning employers on…
Effective April 9, 2011, the Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA) requires that Employers Give Employees Notice of Rates of Pay and Regular Payday
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Effective April 9, 2011, Section 195.1 of the New York State Labor Law, requires all employers, other than governmental agencies, to give employees at the time of hire (before…
Employers’ Use of Credit Checks May Soon be Illegal
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Previously, in another post, we had cautioned that the use of credit checks to assess applicants’ qualifications could be discriminatory. Four states — Hawaii, Illinois, Oregon (pdf)…
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