Archive for June 2014
FTC requests greater transparency, consumer control for Data Brokers
The Federal Trade Commission recently completed a study of nine data brokers in an attempt to provide the public with information about the companies that collect and use individuals’ personal information without their knowledge or permission. In the report of its findings, the FTC encouraged Congress to create laws that would require transparency through education…
Read MoreDelaware, schools reconsidering background check policy after alleged assaults
After four students in the Woodbridge School District came forward with allegations that they’d been sexually assaulted by their teachers, Woodbridge School District and the Delaware House of Representatives are reconsidering their current background screening legislation and policies. Currently, the state allows new teachers to begin working before all background checks have been completed, a…
Read MoreIs it discriminatory to refuse to hire smokers?
It makes sense that healthcare facilities would want their employees to be healthy, considering that their job is to dole out advice and care to keep others healthy. But do hospitals and health systems have the right to include smoking bans in their corporate hiring policy? Or can banning cigarettes and other forms of tobacco…
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