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• Date:

  August 1, 2022

  Type:

  News

  Texas Negligent Hiring Case Nets $7 Billion-Plus Award

  A cable company has been ordered to pay the massive award to the family of a Texas woman who was brutally murdered in her home by one of its employees. The award underscores the importance of pre-employment screening.

• Type:

  Employment Law Manual

  Interviewing and Selecting Job Candidates: Maryland

  Updated to reflect forthcoming amendments regarding applicants and accommodations.

• Date:

  June 13, 2022

  Type:

  News

  Colorado Passes Criminal Records "Clean Slate Act"

  A new Colorado law will help persons with a criminal history improve their chances of employment by automatically sealing certain arrest and conviction records.

• Type:

  Employment Law Manual

  Preemployment Screening and Testing: Rhode Island

  Updated to reflect the legalization of recreational marijuana, effective May 25, 2022.

• Type:

  Employment Law Manual

  Preemployment Screening and Testing: Utah

  Updated to reflect amendments relating to genetic testing and COVID-19 vaccinations and testing, effective May 4, 2022.

• Date:

  March 4, 2022

  Type:

  News

  Most Unemployed Men in Their 30s Have Criminal History, Study Finds

  More than half of unemployed men between the ages of 30 and 38 have a criminal history record, a recent study estimates, raising questions about the use of preemployment screening as many employers struggle to recruit and fill job vacancies.

• Type:

  Employment Law Manual

  Preemployment Screening and Testing: Mississippi

  Updated to reflect the legalization of medical cannabis, effective February 2, 2022.

• Type:

  Employment Law Manual

  Preemployment Screening and Testing: Pennsylvania

  Updated to reflect Philadelphia law prohibiting preemployment testing for marijuana, effective January 1, 2022.

• Type:

  Employment Law Manual

  Preemployment Screening and Testing: Federal

  Updated to reflect the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, effective December 20, 2021.

• Type:

  Employment Law Manual

  Interviewing and Selecting Job Candidates: Iowa

  Updated to reflect COVID-19 vaccine mandate exemptions, effective October 29, 2021.