Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On August 30, 2022, the California State Legislature approved Assembly Bill 2188 (AB 2188) which would make it unlawful for employers to discriminate against workers based upon their use of marijuana outside of the workplace. If signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom, the bill would take effect on…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn The “Great Resignation” that has seen a record number of workers in the United States voluntarily resign from their jobs continued as close to 4.2 million workers quit in July 2022, according to the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn In August 2022, the New York City Council reintroduced the “Fair Chance for Housing Act” which would allow landlords to consider the criminal history of potential tenants who are listed on the sex offender registry but otherwise limit the use of background checks, according to a report from…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On August 22 and 23, 2022, the California State Senate and State Assembly passed Assembly Bill 2559 (AB 2559) “to standardize reusable screening reports for rental applicants that can be used multiple times within a 30-day window,” according to a press release from the bill’s sponsor Assemblymember Chris…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn Despite the legalization of medicinal and recreational marijuana having a direct impact on drug testing in the workplace, government statistics show there are still many more alcohol users and abusers in the U.S. than marijuana users, according to an article by Bill Current, President and Founder of Current…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn In 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) launched an agency-wide “Artificial Intelligence and Algorithmic Fairness Initiative” to ensure the use of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and other emerging technologies for hiring and employment decisions comply with federal civil rights laws. While AI systems may offer…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On August 18, 2022, the California State Senate approved Senate Bill 731 (SB 731) which would allow some Californians to have their criminal records sealed if they maintain a clean record. The California State Assembly passed SB 731 in June 2022. The bill will now move to California…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn In August 2022, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and several trade associations filed a coalition amicus brief that urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to reject an attempt to expand Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) obligations to require consumer reporting agencies (CRAs) and furnishers…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has moved closer to permanently allowing remote verification of identification documents related to the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification by employers in the United States, according to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) formally published on August 18, 2022. While not…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On August 11, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published guidance to consumer protection enforcers in a Consumer Financial Protection Circular on Insufficient Data Security that confirmed financial companies may violate federal consumer financial protection law when they fail to safeguard consumer data and can be held…
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