Category Archives: Background Checks

Background Checks: Fair Credit Reporting Act Compliance Featured Post

Background Checks: Fair Credit Reporting Act Compliance

By Rachel D. Gebaide and Andrew Kelly* Employees – and unsuccessful applicants for employment – are increasingly asserting claims under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) for violations arising out of background checks conducted by…

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Proposed Law Makes it Unlawful for Florida Employers to Require Their Employees to Provide Personal Social Media Passwords Featured Post

Proposed Law Makes it Unlawful for Florida Employers to Require Their Employees to Provide Personal Social Media Passwords

BY:  TIMOTHY C. HAUGHEE MARCH 11, 2014 Currently, Florida employers may ask their employees or prospective employees to provide their social media passwords and can fire the employees or refuse to hire the applicants if…

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Breakfast Briefing: Workplace Violence & Other Misconduct Featured Post

Breakfast Briefing: Workplace Violence & Other Misconduct

BY:  RACHEL D. GEBAIDE, MELODY B. LYNCH, &  TIMOTHY C. HAUGHEE NOVEMBER 14, 2013 Last week, members of our Labor & Employment Law Practice Group hosted a breakfast briefing for our clients and business partners. …

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