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Decision Shines Light on How Not to Investigate Employees Online 24 Aug 2013 | 04:12 am
By Philip Gordon and Sebastian Chilco We previously contended that applicants and employees might create “phantom” social media profiles to thwart employer inquiries into their online conduct. In Tra...
Littler Privacy & Background Check Chairs to Speak About Background Checks 13 Aug 2013 | 10:34 pm
Shareholders Philip Gordon, Chair of Littler’s Workplace Privacy and Data Protection Practice Group, and Barry Hartstein, Co-Chair of the firm’s Hiring and Background Checks Practice Group, will be tw...
Federal Court Dismisses EEOC Background Check Disparate Impact Lawsuit 13 Aug 2013 | 02:13 am
On August 9, 2013, a federal district court judge in Maryland dismissed the EEOC’s Title VII disparate impact suit against Freeman over alleged discriminatory background checks without a trial based l...
Colombia Adopts Regulations to Implement its Data Protection Laws 31 Jul 2013 | 12:10 am
By Geida D. Sanlate, Philip L. Gordon, Santiago Martinez Méndez and Juan Carlos Varela With the advent of new rules regulating the protection of personal data, companies with operations in Colombia m...
Rhode Island Enacts "Ban the Box" Law Limiting Criminal Background Checks 30 Jul 2013 | 06:03 pm
By Rod Fliegel and Jennifer Mora Effective January 1, 2014, a recent amendment to Rhode Island law will restrict the timing of pre-employment inquiries by Rhode Island employers about a job applicant...
GPS Ruling by New York's Highest Court Sets Guideposts for Tracking Workers 16 Jul 2013 | 03:25 am
By Philip Gordon Suspecting that its director of staff and organizational development was skipping work and submitting false time records to conceal his unauthorized absences, New York’s Department o...
Patchwork of State Social Media Password Protection Laws Creates Challenges for Employers 2 Jul 2013 | 06:56 pm
By Philip L. Gordon and Joon Hwang The legislative torrent has been virtually unprecedented in the area of workplace privacy. In a single season, spring 2013, seven states enacted social media passwo...
Nevada Becomes State #11 to Enact Social Media Password Protection Legislation 22 Jun 2013 | 03:48 am
By Philip Gordon Nevada has joined the growing list of states that have enacted “social media password protection” legislation that restricts employers’ access to applicants’ and employees’ personal ...
Seattle Limits Inquiries Into and Use of Criminal Records for Employment Purposes 18 Jun 2013 | 05:15 am
Effective November 1, 2013, Seattle, Washington will join various other jurisdictions (most recently Minnesota, Indiana, North Carolina and Buffalo, New York) that limit inquiries into and the use of ...
Flurry of New Employment Laws Regulating the Use of Criminal Records Continues with Expanded Restrictions in Indiana, North Carolina, Texas, and Buffa... 18 Jun 2013 | 04:58 am
The public policy interests supporting employment-related protections for ex-offenders, including encouraging ex-offenders to reenter the workforce, are detailed in the updated EEOC Enforcement Guidan...
