Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On April 29, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will host a virtual workshop titled “Bringing Dark Patterns to Light: An FTC Workshop” to examine digital “dark patterns,” a term used to describe a range of potentially manipulative user interface designs used on websites and mobile apps,…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On April 22, 2021, the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, approved legislation – Bill No. 200625 – that would make it illegal for employers in the city “to require a prospective employee to submit to testing for the presence of marijuana” before hiring them for a job,…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Nearly two-thirds of employees who worked remotely during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic – 65 percent – said they wanted to remain full-time remote workers after the pandemic while 58 percent said they would “absolutely” look for a new job if they could not continue remote work in…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn An internal school investigation attached to a New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) incident report details allegations that officials at a New Orleans public charter school possibly “fabricated criminal background checks for school employees,” according to a report from WWL-TV CBS Channel 4 in New Orleans, Louisiana (NOLA).…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn In March 2021, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) reported in its monthly jobs survey that 42 percent of small business owners reported job openings that could not be filled – a record high reading – as they continue to have difficulty finding qualified workers to…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On April 13, 2021, the City Council in DeSoto, Texas approved a “Ban the Box” hiring policy “to give everyone a fair chance at employment” by “removing the conviction history check-box from job applications. If employers must ask about convictions, they can ask later in the hiring…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The 40th anniversary of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW) – which is promoted each April by the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), one of six components within the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) – is being observed in…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) caregiver background check system Guardian was created “to help home and community care providers, foster care families, and even nannies and babysitters who apply for clearance” but some “couldn’t hire workers while grappling with a glitchy state system designed to…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On March 31, 2021, United States President Joseph Biden proclaimed April 2021 as Second Chance Month and called on all government officials, educators, volunteers, and people to observe the month “with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities,” according to a proclamation posted on the White House website. “During…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On April 5, 2021, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear signed into law House Bill 497 (HB 497) that will create a certificate program to give employers protection from legal barriers and civil liabilities for hiring qualified ex-offenders who have prior criminal records and are trained for a job.…
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