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Preemployment Screening

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    Employment Law Guide

    Negligent Hiring: Illinois

    This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Illinois law regarding employer liability for negligent hiring and negligent retention. It discusses how to minimize the risk of negligent hiring and retention claims through various forms of screening and covers legal limitations on these screening methods.

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    Legal Timetable

    Illinois to Ban Criminal History Box from Many Job Applications

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    Employment Law Guide

    Negligent Hiring: Georgia

    This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Georgia law regarding employer liability for negligent hiring and negligent retention. It discusses how to minimize the risk of negligent hiring and retention claims through various forms of screening and covers legal limitations on these screening methods.

  • Type:
    Employment Law Guide

    Negligent Hiring: Tennessee

    This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Tennessee law regarding employer liability for negligent hiring and negligent retention. It discusses how to minimize the risk of negligent hiring and retention claims through various forms of screening and covers legal limitations on these screening methods.

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    Legal Timetable

    Iowa to Allow Medical Marijuana Use

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    Legal Timetable

    Rochester, New York to Ban Criminal History Box for Most Private Employers

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    Legal Timetable

    Baltimore, Maryland Ban the Box Law to Affect Private Employers

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    Legal Timetable

    Delaware Ban the Box Law to Affect Public Employers

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    Legal Timetable

    Maryland Adds Medical Marijuana Law

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    Employment Law Guide

    Employee Privacy: Wisconsin

    This guide highlights key aspects of Wisconsin law impacting privacy in the workplace. It covers Wisconsin's Privacy Statute, telephone monitoring, email surveillance, microchip implantation, workplace surveillance, monitoring as an unfair labor practice, computer crimes, injury to reputation, identify theft, personal information protection, arrest and conviction records, lie detector tests, genetic testing, drug and alcohol testing, weapons in the workplace, smoking ban, employment references, personnel and medical records, HIV testing and social media privacy.

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HR Guidance concerning federal and state legal requirements on the screening and testing of job applicants.