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Coronavirus and the Workplace: What Employers Need To Know

By Evandro Gigante, Guy Brenner, Laura Fant, Nayirie K. Mehdikhani and Alex Downie on Posted in Accessibility & Accommodation, Coronavirus, Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation, Workplace Policies and Procedures, Workplace Safety
Coronovirus*** Last Updated: March 13, 2020 *** News that cases of the newly-identified 2019 Novel Coronavirus (also referred to as COVID-19, 2019-nCoV, or SARS-CoV-2, but more commonly known simply as the “Coronavirus”) continue to spread has prompted employers to think about employee safety and ways to address prevention in the workplace, as well as planning … Continue Reading

Latest Criminal Background Check Developments Affect San Francisco, Illinois, and Alabama Employers

By Daniel Saperstein, Katharine Parker and Kelly Anne Targett on Posted in Hiring/Background Checks, Workplace Policies and Procedures
Employers should be aware of the following developments across the country before running a criminal background check: San Francisco’s new “ban the box” ordinance is set to take effect next week, including the requirement that employers post and distribute a notice of rights; the Northern District of Illinois recently granted the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s … Continue Reading

San Francisco Releases “Ban the Box” Notice for Posting and Distribution

By Tony Oncidi, Mark Theodore, Kelly Anne Targett, Kenneth Sulzer, Enzo Der Boghossian and Daniel Saperstein on Posted in Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation, Hiring/Background Checks, Workplace Policies and Procedures
San Francisco’s new Fair Chance Ordinance (“FCO”) “bans the box” and otherwise restricts private employers and City contractors from inquiring into or considering certain criminal offenses when making hiring and personnel decisions. One of the requirements of the FCO is for employers and contractors to post and distribute a written notice of rights, which San … Continue Reading
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