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Using Credit and Criminal Background Checks
Employers should make sure that any background check they perform is job-related and consistent with business necessity. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), worker advocacy groups and plaintiffs’ attorneys are now giving employee and applicant credit and criminal background checks particularly intense scrutiny, attorneys have said.

Senate Committee Approves Labor Nominee Perez
Thomas Perez, President Barack Obama’s choice to lead the Labor Department, cleared the first step in the confirmation process after members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted along party lines to approve him as the next secretary of labor.

Southern States Rack Up EEOC Charges
Recently released statistics from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) revealed that in 2012 Southern states had the most EEOC charges.

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Ind.: State Enacts Criminal Records Expungement Law

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Poor Worker Health Costs U.S. Businesses Billions
Lost productivity because of workers’ poor health is costing the U.S. $84 billion a year, according to a Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index that found more than two-thirds of workers reported having chronic health conditions or being overweight.

EEOC Settles Its First GINA Lawsuit
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Fabricut, one of the world’s largest distributors of decorative fabrics, have settled the first lawsuit that the EEOC filed under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA).

Be Prepared for Enhanced Enforcement of HIPAA Rules
Under the 2013 revisions to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy and security rules, employers must update their health information disclosure policies and retrain their employees to ensure compliance, said Timothy Stanton, an attorney in Ogletree Deakins’ Chicago office, and Timothy Verrall, an attorney in the firm’s Houston office.

DOL Seeks Input on Lifetime Income Options

Va.: Parking Lot Injury Not Job Related