Indiana passes pre-employment screening bill

Indiana House Bill 1033, that started July 1, 2012, prohibits certain pre-employment inquiries, restricts the types of criminal history information that employers and background report providers (known as “consumer reporting agencies” or CRAs) can obtain from Indiana state court clerks, and restricts the types of criminal history information that CRAs can report to employers in…

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North Carolina unemployment holds steady in May

So what caused the job losses? One economist told ABC11 it’s partially because of the manufacturing sector, which hasn’t bounced back like other industries in other states. Manufacturing makes up 23 percent of the North Carolina’s economy. The national average is 13 percent. Rick Henderson with the conservative John Locke Foundation pointed out that while…

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Drug testing and the Olympics

The process We have been told that 150 scientists will be working around the clock to test up to 400 blood and urine samples per day. About half of the athletes competing this year will be requested – without notice – to provide samples for testing, including all medallists. Most samples taken will be urine, but…

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