The explosion of medical and recreational marijuana laws coupled with an overall relaxed societal attitude towards the drug has left many employers wondering if they should make changes to their drug testing and workplace policies.
Asurint's General Counsel Kelly Uebel attended the annual NAPBS conference in Baltimore, Maryland. Read on to discover Kelly's key takeaways from the conference.
Allegations have been settled for the four companies who falsely claimed to be certified under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, which establishes a process to allow companies to transfer consumer data from European Union countries to the United States in compliance with EU law.
On October 15th, the Virgin Islands passed a Ban the Box law impacting what employers may and may not inquire into as it pertains to criminal history. The law will take effect once the Governor signs the legislation.
On September 24, 2018, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reached an agreement with a large furniture retailer over allegations of racial discrimination tied to the employer’s criminal background check policy.
In August 2018, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed an earlier district court judgement that dismissed the FCRA class action lawsuit for lack of standing. In its opinion, the Court found the plaintiff did in fact have standing to sue.
Earlier this summer, Congress passed S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to allow consumers to request a free security freeze from one of the three nationwide credit bureaus.
As part of a safety and security overhaul, a ridesharing company recently announced that it is expanding its background screening policies to include continuous and annual screening of its employees.
