Recent Resources

• Delaware State Court Reviews Use of Medical Marijuana & Workers’ Compensation

  • September 30, 2020

  In an opinion issued in late July, the Delaware Superior Court analyzed whether medical marijuana use should be compensated under workers’ compensation. Read more.

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• $6 Million Settlement Reached in Criminal Check Discrimination Case

  • October 31, 2019

  The EEOC and Dollar General recently reached a $6 million dollar settlement in the long-standing litigation over Dollar General’s criminal background check practices.

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• Wisconsin Fair Employment Act & Criminal Background Checks

  • September 3, 2019

  A recent Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission highlights that particularly heinous crimes cannot always lead to employment disqualification.

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• Texas Earns a Win in EEOC Fight

  • August 9, 2019

  On August 6, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals weighed in on Texas’ fight against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission criminal records guidance.

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• EEOC Releases FY 2018 Enforcement Data

  • April 10, 2019

  On April 10, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released information relating to enforcement and litigation data for the fiscal year (FY) 2018.

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• 3 Ways Better Background Checks Deliver a Competitive Advantage

  • April 9, 2019

  Background checks have become standard operating procedure. Read on to learn some of the ways better background checks deliver value for HR professionals and their organizations.

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• How the Government Shutdown Affects Employers

  • January 15, 2019

  E-Verify services, the PACER system and more. These are programs being affected by the government shutdown. Read more to see how the shutdown may impact employers like you.

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• EEOC Reaches Agreement with Retailer Over Criminal Background Checks

  • October 10, 2018

  On September 24, 2018, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reached an agreement with a large furniture retailer over allegations of racial discrimination tied to the employer’s criminal background check policy.

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