Pepsi Beverages to pay over 3 million dollars in racial bias case
Pepsi Beverages Co. will pay $3.1 million to settle federal charges of race discrimination for using criminal background checks to screen out job applicants — even if they weren’t convicted of a crime. The settlement announced Wednesday with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is part of a national government crackdown on hiring policies that can […]
Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER)
The United States Judiciary implemented a program called “Pacer” (“Public Access to Court Electronic Records”), to provide users with public access to case and docket information from Federal Appellate, District and Bankruptcy courts. Pacer offers user-friendly federal case information to any person, not only attorneys, with an Internet connection and previous payment of a fee. […]
The Fact about Drug Screening
No employer likes to hire someone who may be prone to using drugs or alcohol while at work. As a result, many private and some public employers now attempt to test prospective employees for drug and alcohol use. The United States Supreme Court has held that both blood and urine collection are minimally intrusive procedures which […]
California to Implement Two New Laws from Jan 1st 2012
With the end of the year approaching, we wanted to remind you of two new California laws that will effect you or your clients. Both of these laws go into effect January 1, 2012 and require revisions to an employer’s Disclosure/Authorization forms. First, California SB 909 which takes effect on January 1, 2012, and amends […]
Head of Arizona Drywall Company Pleads Guilty to Charges in ICE Worksite Investigation
The president of a drywall and stucco company in Arizona pleaded guilty Friday to federal criminal charges resulting from a probe by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) that revealed he hired unauthorized alien workers. . As part of the plea agreement, the top executive of the company agreed to pay $225,000 […]