Another non-compliant company bites the dust and agrees to a $2.7 million-dollar pay-out to settle a class action lawsuit alleging the company violated the Fair Credit Report Act. There are obvious broadly-reported FCRA violations in the lawsuit and related news articles. We will of course cover those in this blog post a bit down the […]
Are employer drug-testing programs obsolete?
Should employers discontinue drug-testing programs? Recently two experts debated this topic in an article in the June/July/August 2018 issue of HR Magazine. The article is only available to members of SHRM. One expert, Jim Reidy, an employment lawyer and shareholder in the Manchester, N.H., office of Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green PA, argued that employer-drug […]
Lack of FCRA Disclosure equals a $2.4 Million Settlement
Lack of an FCRA Disclosure has cost Frito-Lay a $2.4 Million Settlement in response to a class action lawsuit. The lawsuit Frito-Lay Agrees to Pay $2.4 Million to Settle FCRA Violation alleges that the company violated the Disclosure Requirements in the Fair Credit Reporting Act [ 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681 b(b )(2)(A)] when they conducted background […]
Donors Are Using Fake (What) to Pass Drug Tests?!
According to The Washington Post, Indiana and New Hampshire passed laws last year banning synthetic urine, and two additional states — Missouri and Mississippi — introduced bills this year to make the product illegal. With drug positivity rates soaring to record highs, according the Quest Diagnostics Index it is no wonder that drug users are searching […]
Beware of Removing Pot from Drug Test Panels!! Be Aware of its Ill Effects on Health!!
Employers beware of removing marijuana ( pot ) from your drug test panels. And individuals should be aware of using pot personally. In the midst of a wave of states approving medical marijuana and a few states legalizing pot for recreational use, we know this message sounds contrary to popular thinking. But, there are plenty […]
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