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Florida Mandates Vaccine
URGENT - Employers’ Vaccine Mandate Advisory The law office of Boy Agnew Potanovic Miller (BAPM) has published an advisory (Information re: OSHA ETS (mailchi.mp) on the upcoming OSHA ETS vaccine mandates for private employers with 100+ employees. We strongly urge you...
Employers Can’t and Employees Can
There are many legal opinions that agree on the legal theory that employers can require employees to obtain the COVID vaccination as well as require a COVID vaccination as a condition of employment. This certainly places a burden on those who choose not to receive the...
Tenant Screening Company fined $4.25 Million
Are you Confident your Screening Company is Reporting Accurate Information? One of the main purposes and functions of a background screening company is to ensure the information being provided is accurate and compliant with the Fair Credit Reporting Act, also known as...
Eric Dawson Cold Case Revisited
Unsolved Murder Case Thirty years ago, was a detective for the Lee County Sheriff’s Office in Florida assigned to their Major Crimes Unit investigating homicides. Although I have investigated numerous death cases, there are a few murder cases that still lurk in my...
Be Aware of Bad Background Checks
Be Aware – and – Beware! Many employers believe that a quick and cheap pre-employment background is sufficient to mitigate any liability should an employee commit criminal acts in the workplace. The employer thinks that a background report would be enough of a defense...
Background Checks on the Rise
Background checks have become increasingly more important to employers than before. There are a variety of reasons why. The most prevalent reason is to ensure a safe working environment for employees, as well as your customers. A survey conducted by the Society for...
EEOC Issues COVID-19 Guidance for Hiring
What an Employer needs to know about COVID-19 and Hiring The EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) recently provided guidance for employers who are currently hiring and what affect COVID-19 has on the on-boarding of new employees. Historically, EEOC has been...
What Employers Should Know
I-9 Identity Theft The United States Supreme Court ruled that false information used by an employee for the purpose of completing an I-9 Form can be criminally prosecuted for Identity Theft. The case stems from Kansas v. Garcia wherein three defendants used false...
Employer-What not to do…
Case Facts: EEOC’s lawsuit has reported that Dollar General, a popular retailer in the United States, is currently under fire for discriminating against African Americans seeking hire. Although both white and African Americans are failing criminal background checks,...
Do You Know the Difference Between Arrest vs. Conviction?
Federal law does not prohibit employers from asking about your criminal history. But, federal Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) laws do prohibit employers from discriminating when they use criminal history information. Using criminal history information to make...
Fifth annual survey shows a significant spike in legal defense spending while breaches involving third-party organizations remained the most costly
MENLO PARK, Calif. and TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- PGP Corporation, a global leader in enterprise data protection, and the Ponemon Institute, a privacy and information management research firm, today announced results of the fifth annual U.S. Cost of...
Employee Crimes in the Workplace
Although we like to believe the people we work with are trustworthy and safe, it’s essential to recognize the chance of crime happening in the workplace, which can take many forms. Taking precautions against employee crime can protect you, your company, and your...
Fraudulent Resumes
The term ‘resume fraud’ describes any time someone intentionally provides false information on their résumé in an attempt to appeal more to their desired position. Unfortunately, resume fraud is far more common than expected. 58% of managers have caught applicants...
A Background Check Would Have Protected Coworkers
On June 22nd, 2018, a J&R engineering employee was rushed to the hospital after an argument-gone-wrong in Barberton, Ohio. 29-year-old Aaron Brooks was charged with felonious assault and ownership of a weapon under disability. During a heated dispute,...
When Employment Background Screening Results Oppose Company Policy
An employment background screening is a term used to describe the process of searching and compiling criminal records, driving records, financial records and other pieces of information of an individual. Assume you’ve followed all procedures to find and...