New Jersey legislators have proposed a law to prevent employers in the Garden State from asking prospective employees about their criminal history on job applications. This "Ban the Box" proposal refers to the box often...more
2/13/2013 - Background Checks Ban the Box Criminal Background Checks EEOC Hiring & Firing Job Applicants Title VII
The Labor Department's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is the latest government agency to state that hiring bans against applicants with criminal records may violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act....more
2/11/2013 - Arrest and Conviction Records Contractors Criminal Records EEOC Hiring & Firing OFCCP Subcontractors Title VII
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an intriguing case regarding whether an employer can be held liable even if it has a legitimate reason for making an adverse employment decision. The Court announced on January 18 that it...more
1/23/2013 - Adverse Employment Action Discrimination Mixed Motive Cases Nassar Racial Discrimination Retaliation SCOTUS Title VII
With the Supreme Court's first oral arguments of 2013 underway this week, there are several employment-related cases of note still awaiting decisions....more
1/10/2013 - Affirmative Action Arbitration COBRA DOMA FLSA FMLA Genesis HealthCare Harassment Hollingsworth Oxford Health Same-Sex Marriage SCOTUS Supervisors Title VII Vance v. Ball State University
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