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  • New Indiana Criminal Records Law Could Affect Hiring Process

    Date:
    21 May 2013

    Effective July 1, 2013, a new Indiana law will give job applicants with criminal histories a chance to have their criminal records expunged after a period of time provided their prior convictions do not involve sexual or violent crimes.

  • Colorado Joins States Protecting Employee and Applicant Social Media Privacy Rights

    Date:
    21 May 2013

    Colorado has joined the growing trend among the states to protect the social media privacy rights of employees and applicants. Employers are now prohibited from demanding access to an employee's or applicant's personal social media account or service through his or her personal device.

  • EEOC Updates Guidance on Workplace Rights of Individuals With Specific Disabilities

    Date:
    17 May 2013

    On May 15, 2013, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its questions and answers series regarding workplace rights and the prevention of discrimination against individuals with specific disabilities.

  • Minnesota Law Will Extend Ban the Box to Private Employers

    Date:
    17 May 2013

    Minnesota will soon become the third state with a Ban the Box law that applies to both private and public employers, joining Massachusetts and Hawaii. Ban the Box refers to laws prohibiting the box on job applications that prospective employees are asked to check off if they ever have been convicted of a crime.

  • Maryland Law Permitting Medical Marijuana Use May Affect Employers

    Date:
    15 May 2013

    A new Maryland law effective on October 1 that permits the use of marijuana for medical purposes may have an impact on workplace policies regarding employee drug use and testing.

  • EEOC Is Making Good on Its Promise to Persecute Genetic Discrimination

    Date:
    10 May 2013

    The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has reached a settlement in its first lawsuit filed alleging that an employer violated the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.

  • Maryland Is Latest State to Pass Ban the Box Law

    Date:
    10 May 2013

    Maryland has joined a growing national trend in becoming the ninth state to enact a Ban the Box law. Ban the Box refers to the box on applications that prospective employees are asked to check off if they ever have been convicted of a crime.

  • Texas Adopts Uniform Trade Secrets Act

    Date:
    08 May 2013

    Effective September 1, 2013, Texas employers will have a more consistent and predictable legal framework for protecting their trade secrets. Texas has adopted the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA).

  • New Process for Form I-94

    Date:
    02 May 2013

    US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has started automating the Form I-94 process for travelers applying for admission to the US at air and sea ports of entry. Instead of receiving a paper Form I-94, a traveler will now receive a CBP admission stamp on his or her travel document.

  • Arkansas Is Latest State to Pass Social Media Privacy Law

    Date:
    02 May 2013

    Arkansas has joined the increasing number of states such as California, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Utah and New Mexico that have passed a social media privacy law prohibiting employers from requesting or requiring current or prospective employees to disclose usernames and passwords to their social media accounts or to provide access to such accounts.

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