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Applicants & Employees Can Refuse to Disclose Expunged Criminal Records Under New Louisiana Law

By Nicole Eichberger and Daniel Saperstein on Posted in Hiring/Background Checks
A new Louisiana law that took effect on August 1 serves to prevent employers from inquiring into an applicant’s or employee’s expunged criminal records.  The law does provide for certain exceptions such as where the position requires supervisory or disciplinary authority over children.  Employers who violate the law are subject to contempt proceedings. As a … Continue Reading

Special Report: Social Media Roundup

By Katharine Parker, Allan Weitzman, Marc A. Mandelman, Fredric Leffler and Daniel Saperstein on Posted in Workplace Policies and Procedures
Rhode Island, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Oklahoma are the latest states to provide prospective and/or current employees with increased social media protections. Read this special report to learn more about the new laws and the implications for covered employers. In this issue: Rhode Island Louisiana New Hampshire Oklahoma Takeaway Read the full text of the … Continue Reading

Louisiana Has Joined 16 Other States and Prohibits Employers from Accessing Employee Online Accounts

By Katharine Parker, Tony Oncidi and Nicole Eichberger on Posted in Workplace Policies and Procedures
On August 1, 2014, Louisiana’s “Personal Online Account Protection Act,” codified as La. Rev. Stat. §§ 28:1951-1955, went into effect.  Louisiana has joined sixteen other states that have enacted laws prohibiting or restricting employers from accessing employees’ personal online accounts – including social media (Twitter, Facebook or similar sites), email accounts, or any other online … Continue Reading
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