Recently by Erin K. Nord
Labor & Employment
You're Hired? Balancing The Risks And Benefits Of Criminal Background Checks In Hiring Is More Crucial Than Ever For Government Contractors
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is warning employers against using criminal records to screen employment candidates in ways that disfavor candidates with protected statuses. See Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions under Title VII of the Civil...
Read MoreHonest Services Fraud - The Supreme Court Whittles Away Prosecutors' Big Stick
Earlier this summer, the Supreme Court substantially limited the breadth of a statute that prosecutors had been using aggressively to criminalize corporate executives' and public officials' failure to disclose personal gains from corporate or government business. In a series of cases decided...
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