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A provision in the Massachusetts criminal justice reform law that amends the state’s restrictions on the questions employers may ask a job applicant regarding the applicant’s criminal history during the hiring process has taken effect. The new restrictions, in effect as of October 13, 2018, include an adjusted limitation on asking about misdemeanor convictions and a…

A New Zealand firm that ran a pilot in which its employees worked four days a week, while being paid for five, says the experiment was so successful that it hoped to make the change permanent. The firm that ran the experiment, Perpetual Guardian, asked two researchers to study the effects on staff. Those independent…

According to ‘The Employment Situation‘ report released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, the economy added 134,000 jobs, in September. The unemployment rate declined two percentage points to hit 3.7 percent as the number unemployed persons reduced slightly to 6 million. The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks…

Last month, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón announced a $148 million nationwide settlement resolving allegations that Uber violated state data breach reporting and reasonable data security laws, in connection with its 2016 breach of driver and customer data. Uber is accused of exposing 57 million users’ data and…

We are excited to announce that MYB has been awarded a Mountain Area Business Accelerator Grant from the Mountain Area Workforce Development Board (MAWDB). The Incumbent Worker Training Grant (IWTG) is a competitive, cost reimbursement training grant through which qualifying businesses can address employees’ skills gaps. These skills gaps can be a result of a…

In a recent study by Hloom, education was shown to be the #1 topic people lie about on their resume. In fact, 5 of the top 10 lies reported were all related to education history: college graduated from (#1), academic degree (#3), college major (#4), GPA (#5), college minor (#8). Perhaps even more surprising is that just…

Last month, we were proud to announce that Mind Your Business, Inc. has been listed by Inc Magazine as one of the top 5000 fastest growing businesses in America! The positive response from our clients and partners has been incredible. In just one example of the recognition, we’re honored to have been featured by one of our…

According to ‘The Employment Situation‘ report released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate in the United States remained unchanged at 3.9 percent, while the economy added 201,000 jobs, in August. The unemployment rate stayed at 3.9 percent as the number unemployed persons reduced slightly to 6.2 million. The…

Last month, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill introduced the E-Verify System Act of 2018. This legislation would require all employers to use the E-Verify system to ensure that newly hired employees are either United States citizens or foreign nationals authorized to work in the U.S. legally. While it is already unlawful to hire an individual without…