On June 1, 2016, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signed a bill into law that prohibits most employers from requesting criminal history information on an initial employment application.

Oklahoma and Louisiana have enacted their own legislation aimed at restricting access by employers to applicants’ and employees’ personal online content.

Welcome to the thirty-sixth edition of Clyde & Co’s (Re)insurance and litigation caselaw weekly updates for 2012.

As previously reported, on May 6, 2015, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed the "Stop Credit Discrimination in Employment Act" (Act)...

The November § 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs and GRATs is 2.4%, up from 2.2% in October.

In a recent decision,[1] the Ontario Superior Court of Justice clarified two important aspects of employment law: (1) what is required for conduct to constitute a resignation from employment and . . .

Following closely on the heels of a citywide bill restricting employer's use of credit information for employment decisions,1 on June 10, 2015, the New York City Council passed a new bill restricting an employer's ability to inquire into or obtain information about a job applicant's criminal history before extending a conditional offer of employment

State Sen. James E. "Jim" King, Jr., (R-Jacksonville), died on July 26, 2009, at the age of 69, three months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

A federal court's recent decision demonstrates the value in reviewing all documents related to the independent contractor background screening process to attempt to solidify potential

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On Dec. 31, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Serta Simmons and the New York Appellate Division in Mitel each issued decisions concerning the validity of non-pro rata uptier transactions.

The Board affirmed two Section 2(e)(1) refusals of the proposed mark CLEAR for footwear, lingerie, and other clothing items, and for handbags, purses...

One of the shortest, but most important, parts of the factum is the statement of the issues. There will be differences between the issues at trial and on appeal.

ESG proponents are presently concentrating on several important topics. These include issues with managing human resources, particularly about equality, inclusion, and diversity, as well as

Nationwide class action claims against employers under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) are more common now than ever before.

In April 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its long-awaited "Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions...

Recent amendments to Minnesota law will restrict the timing of pre-employment inquiries by most private employers into a candidate’s criminal past.

However, on closer scrutiny, as described below, this argument appears to be "creative" at best.

As the 2017 legislative session closed in Illinois, Governor Bruce Rauner vetoed several measures relating to labor and employment issues.

On January 31, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas denied the Federal Trade Commission's request for a preliminary injunction to block Tempur Sealy's...