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Colorado Issues Proposed Rules to Clarify Approaching Equal Pay Law
In preparation for Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Law going into effect on January 1, 2021, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment recently published proposed Equal Pay Transparency Rules (“EPT Rules”). Among other topics, the EPT Rules clarify the job...
Reminder for Maryland Employers: Salary History Ban Begins October 1, 2020
In April, Hire Image reported that Maryland passed a salary history ban prohibiting employers from seeking pay history from job applicants. That law goes in effect tomorrow, October 1st. Under the law, employers may, however, confirm wage history voluntarily provided...
Flexibility for Form I-9 Physical Presence Requirement Once Again Extended
As part of our COVID-19 Updates, Hire Image previously reported that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was exercising discretion to defer the physical presence requirements associated with the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) for employers and...
Hawaii Amends its Ban the Box Law
Hawaii Amends its Ban the Box Law
NPDB Queries for Hospitals & Other Healthcare Entities
As a reminder to our healthcare clients, Hire Image is a registered authorized agent of the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB). The NPDB houses centralized information about medical errors, negligence, and malpractice to reduce healthcare fraud and abuse. As a...
FCRA Suit Dismissed – Consumer Failed to Notify of Dispute
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently affirmed an FCRA decision of a Connecticut district court. In Sprague v. Salisbury Bank and Trust Company, the district court dismissed the lawsuit based on FCRA violations when the consumer involved did not...
FTC Seeks Comments on Five FCRA Rules
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking comments on proposed changes affecting the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The purpose of these proposed changes is to bring the FCRA more in line with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act...
Philadelphia Salary History Ban Finally Gets Effective Date
Effective September 1, 2020: Philadelphia employers are prohibited from inquiring about a prospective employee’s wage history, conditioning employment or consideration for an interview on disclosure of wage history, retaliating against a prospective employee for...
Flexibility for Form I-9 Physical Presence Requirement Extended Again
As part of our COVID-19 Updates, Hire Image previously reported that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was exercising discretion to defer the physical presence requirements associated with the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) for employers and...
Detainee Released Due to COVID Kills Maryland Man
Amid COVID-19 concerns, Justin Wilson was released from jail in April. He had been in custody awaiting trial on theft, among other charges. Now, after only three months, he is back in jail on first-degree murder charges after stabbing a 63-year-old man to death in his...