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As summer rolls on, the employment market continues to heat up. A new jobs report last week contained more positive news on employment gains, even while wages remain mostly flat.

Oklahoma just became the 30th state in the U.S. to allow access to medical marijuana. Could it be a bellwether among other politically conservative states nearby?

The Department of Transportation announced recently that, beginning June 30, it will require employers who perform drug testing on job applicants to use a revised custody and control form (CCF). If you’re not sure if that applies to your company, contact the experts at KRESS for confirmation!

In the #MeToo era, even major corporations are learning that there are major business and financial repercussions to being sued for sexual harassment, discrimination, and bullying.

Another week is upon us, and new challenges and opportunities continue to shift and play out for employers and hiring managers across the United States.

Job openings in the U.S. are at record highs, according to the Department of Labor. American employers must now comply with new GDPR rules on background checks, and one Illinois nightclub is experimenting with background checking its own patrons. After a long weekend, here’s your Weekend Roundup:

A trucking-industry lobbying group says that Department of Transportation’s pre-employment drug test protocols are missing most lifestyle drug users and opioid addicts, endangering motorists. They’re pushing Congress to tighten testing protocols.

The NFL’s Detroit Lions are dealing with the fallout after a 22-year-old indictment of Head Coach Matt Patricia for sexual assault surfaced following his hiring.

Large corporations continued the trend of settling claims of FCRA violations for millions of dollars in recent days when Frito-Lay paid $2.4 million to make a class-action suit alleging improper background check disclosure forms.

One of the nation’s largest pet retailers agreed to a large settlement with job applicants last week after failing to properly disclose its background check policy.

An ex-con Uber driver faces charges that he raped an intoxicated passenger, and now the City of Houston is threatening to boot the ride-sharing company out of town.

One of America’s largest retailers paid millions in a settlement this month after a class-action suit alleged unfair hiring practices, and a federal agency opened itself up to a suit by skipping background checks for thousands of employees. Here are the top employment headlines this week: