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Labor & Employment
Employers Beware: Background Checks Require More And More Forms
Employers who solicit consumer reporting agencies (CRAs) to conduct background checks on their prospective and current employees are subject to a growing patchwork of federal, state and local fair credit reporting acts (FCRAs). Among other things, these laws require that employers distribute an...
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Policy Issues Alert: New N.Y. Law Prohibits Hiring Of Inmates For Positions With Access To Social Security Numbers
On August 14, 2012, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a law to prohibit any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation from hiring inmates of correctional facilities for any position that involves accessing, collecting or processing the Social Security number of other individuals. The new law...
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Yet Another Piece In The Quilt Of U.S. Labor Laws?
Editor: What is the purpose of the President's proposed Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011, which is a portion of the American Jobs Act of 2011? Lorber: The purpose of the President's bill is to try to ensure that the unemployed are not hindered in their job search because of their...
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