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Newspaper Cites to Ban the Box after Unknowingly Hiring Convicted Sex Offender as Education Reporter
When New Mexico’s Gallup Independent Newspaper hired Guy Priel as an education reporter, they were unaware that he had been previously convicted of two felonies–once for assaulting a child and once for possessing child pornography. After being hired, Priel was sent...
Attention Alabama, Colorado, Maine, and Illinois Employers: Important September Updates
The following laws become effective in September: Alabama – Salary History (effective September 1st) Colorado – Ban the Box (effective September 1st) Maine – Salary History (effective September 17th) Illinois – Salary History (effective September 29th) Employers in...
Court Rules Independent Contractor is Not an Employee for FCRA Purposes
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia joined several other district courts by recently holding that the protections accorded for consumer reports obtained for “employment purposes” under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) do not apply...
Hire Image CEO Christine Cunneen to be Featured Speaker at NEHRA’s August Webinar
Join Hire Image CEO Christine Cunneen and the Northeast Human Resource Association (NEHRA) for NEHRA’s Webinar Series: Don’t Let Your Compliant Background and Drug Screening Policies Go Up in Smoke on August 20th (1:00 PM EST). This webinar will review best...
Illinois Employers May No Longer Ask About Salary History
Effective September 29, 2019: Illinois employers are prohibited from: (1) screening job applicants by requiring that the wage or salary history of an applicant satisfy minimum or maximum criteria, (2) requesting a wage or salary history as a condition of: being...
New Jersey Becomes the Next State to Ban Salary History Inquiries
Effective January 1, 2020: New Jersey employers are prohibited from screening job applicants based on their salary history including, but not limited to, prior wages, salaries, or benefits and from requiring that the applicant’s salary history satisfy any minimum or...
FTC Imposes Record-Breaking Penalty on Facebook
Facebook will pay an unprecedented $5 billion penalty and submit to new restrictions and a modified corporate structure in a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The charges against Facebook include violating a 2012 FTC order by deceiving users about...
Attention New Jersey Employers: Amendments to Medical Marijuana Law are Now in Effect
Effective immediately: New Jersey has amended its medical marijuana law, significantly impacting employers throughout the state. The previous law, in effect since 2010, specifically stated that “nothing” required “an employer to accommodate the medical use of...
Salary History Ban Becomes Law in New York State
Effective January 6, 2020: Employers in New York are prohibited from inquiring into or relying upon the salary history of an applicant or employee in determining whether to offer a job and in setting that person’s salary. Employers are also prohibited from...
Next Up for Salary History Ban: Toledo, Ohio
Effective June 25, 2020: Employers with 15 or more employees in the city of Toledo, Ohio are prohibited from inquiring about or using an applicant’s salary history: to screen job applicants, in deciding whether to offer employment, or in determining salary, benefits,...