Posted on April 29, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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“Ban the box” legislation has become popular throughout the country. Fifteen states and a number of local jurisdictions have adopted legislation that involves arrest and conviction record discrimination and specifically “bans the box” that must be checked on an employment application if an applicant has been arrested or convicted of a crime. Many employers have […]
Posted on September 16, 2014 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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I recently blogged about a decision from the National Labor Relations Board holding that an action by a worker to “Like” a comment on Facebook about the poor conduct of a company was considered protected speech under the National Labor Relations Act. The NLRB found that the termination of an employee for “liking” a comment […]