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InterConnect Newsletter - Q1 2025

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Independent Contractor Owner-Operators and the Second Trump Administration: Motor Carrier Expectations for the Road Ahead - The role of independent contractor owner-operators (ICOOs) in the trucking industry has a long...more

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Can You Legally Get Criminal Background Checks on Independent Contractors?

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Independent contractors can pose safety and security risks as much as employees. Some go into customer homes. Others have access to personally identifiable information and proprietary business information. Some independent...more

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New York State Employment Law Update (Part 1)

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New York remains one of the busiest states from a business perspective, with ever-changing employment laws that affect businesses. This is the first part of a four-part series providing recent New York employment law updates....more

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Philadelphia Enacts Amendments to and Expands Coverage of its Background Screening Ordinances

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For years, Philadelphia has maintained ordinances substantially restricting employers’ use of criminal record and credit histories in employment screening.  These regulations are in addition to, not in lieu of, the federal...more

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10 Key FCRA Decisions and Why Companies Should Care About Them

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The case law surrounding the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is ever-changing, and staying up to date on certain, key statutory definitions is a core compliance task for any company subject to the FCRA....more

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Class Action Trends Report Summer 2018

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ABC Discount Superstores prides itself on undercutting any competitor’s prices— and on the diversity of its workforce. Always on the cutting edge, the company was among the first in the retail industry to embrace online...more

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January 2018 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

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There were six noteworthy cases in the area of independent contractor misclassification and compliance in January 2018 involving drivers of trucking companies, behavioral therapists, ride-sharing drivers, insurance agents,...more

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Vermont Joins the Ranks of Cities and States that "Ban the Box"

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On May 3, 2016, Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin signed a bill into law that prohibits most employers from requesting criminal history information on an employment application. The law adds a new section to the state statutory...more

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