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  1. What Employers Should Know About Criminal Background Checks

    With increasing frequency, employers are using criminal background checks as one tool in screening potential candidates for employment. Employers should understand, however, that the use of such background checks come with some complexity relating to Title VII racial discrimination prohibitions.…

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  2. Are Unpaid Internships Legal?

    For many college students, summer is a time for them to build skills through summer internships. Employers are also frequently attracted to the use of unpaid interns, especially in this era of budget tightening. Many employers, however, are not aware …

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  3. Employee Handbooks: Benefits and Pitfalls

    One of the questions employers frequently have is whether it is good policy to distribute and employee handbooks to employees. The answer I most readily give employers is yes, as long as the handbook is carefully drafted as it might …

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  4. U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Class Action Against Wal-Mart

    Earlier this week, perhaps the largest Title VII employee class action case ever contemplated was considered by the Supreme Court. Around 1.5 million female Wal-Mart employees claimed discrimination and a class action was initiated. The focus of their claim was …

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