Compliance Update: The Florida State Senate recently passed “Miya’s Law” mandating background checks of apartment employees following a tragic incident where Miya Marcano was kidnapped and murdered by a maintenance worker who used a master key to gain access to her apartment.
Compliance Update: A recent decision from the Middle District of North Carolina provides employers with ample reason to double-check their adverse action compliance.
Compliance Update: One of the more popular trends to emerge over the past 18 months is litigation against employers based on their use of criminal history information. Nowhere is this trend more evident than New York— particularly in New York City.
Compliance Update: Marijuana-related lawsuits against employers continue to grow in popularity. One of the more recent complaints was filed March 16th in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against a physician group that operates a women’s health practice in the state.
New Jersey’s Acting Attorney General recently announced the indictment of a school bus company’s owners.
The New York Department of Labor recently published guidance regarding New York’s Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Action (MRTA).
Maine recently passed ban the box legislation that goes into effect October 18, 2021.
Connecticut recently amended legislation regarding criminal background checks and employer use of expunged criminal records.
