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Uber pays $148 million for 2016 cover up

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…
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MYB awarded Mountain Area Business Accelerator Grant

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…
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The most common resume lie? Education.

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…
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Look who's talking about us

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…
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August 2018 employment: US adds 201,000 jobs

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…
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Will E-Verify soon be mandatory?

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…
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What 'adverse action' is (and how employers should pursue it)

An adverse action is a negative action reported to a job applicant pertaining to the denial of employment, due to issues identified through a pre-employment screening check. Taking adverse action is perfectly legal (and necessary!). However, there are two key steps to take to ensure you don’t discriminate against a candidate: A pre-adverse notice, sent…
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MYB named one of Inc. Magazine’s top 5000 fastest growing businesses in America

We’re 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! You can see our listing here. Inc Magazine calls the list members “the most inspiring companies of 2018” and notes that, between them, they had “collective revenue of more than…
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EEOC sues United Airlines for sexual harrassment

United Airlines, Inc. violated federal law by subjecting a female flight attendant to a hostile work environment of sexual harassment over a multi-year period, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed earlier this month. According to the lawsuit, a United captain frequently posted sexually explicit images of a United flight…
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