Check employees’ criminal pasts at your own risk
A company that conducts criminal background checks on applicants or current employees may be at risk of a discrimination claim. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently announced a $3.13...
View ArticleProposed White House budget outlines legal priorities
The proposed fiscal 2013 budget released by the White House in February outlines a number of the administration’s priorities related to lawyers, from an increase in enforcement of federal employment...
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Boise Cascade goes public again Shares of Boise Cascade started trading again Feb. 6. The Boise Cascade Company’s CEO and other executives rang the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange to...
View ArticleIdaho Falls man sues restaurant for gender-based discrimination
A former employee of the Texas Roadhouse restaurant in Ammon alleges only women can work as bartenders there, according to a complaint filed with the U.S. District Court of Idaho. Tim Fenton was...
View ArticleEEOC focus on national origin bias could signal new guidance
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s recent focus on compliance and enforcement issues surrounding laws barring national origin-based job bias has some attorneys wondering if new guidance may...
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