On May 13, 2013, Minnesota's governor signed S.F. 523 to preclude private employers from asking job applicants about their criminal history on the initial job application and from making such inquiries until the applicant has...more
5/21/2013
- Background Checks Hiring & Firing Job Applicants
On May 7, 2013, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") reached a milestone of sorts as it filed – and then settled – its first complaint ever alleging genetic discrimination under the Genetic Information...more
5/14/2013
Late last month, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law new legislation that, among other things, will raise New York's minimum wage to $9 per hour over the next three years. The minimum wage – both in NY and under federal...more
4/30/2013
- Andrew Cuomo Minimum Wage
On February 26, 2013, OFCCP announced the rescission of two guidance documents on pay discrimination issued in 2006: Interpreting Nondiscrimination Requirements of Executive Order 11246 With Respect to Systemic Compensation...more
3/4/2013
- Contractors Discrimination OFCCP Title VII Wages
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which has taken over the responsibility of interpreting and enforcing the Fair Credit Report Act (FCRA) from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), recently issued revised model...more
1/4/2013
- CFPB FCRA FTC Summary of Consumer Rights
With the start of the New Year, the laws of four states (Maryland, Illinois, California, and Michigan) prohibit employers from requiring job applicants or employees to grant access to their personal password-protected social...more
1/3/2013
- Passwords Social Media
