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Weekend Roundup: Record Job Openings, GDPR Enforcement, and More

Weekend Roundup: Record Job Openings, GDPR Enforcement, and More


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:

Weekend Roundup: An NFL Team Learns What Is and Isn’t in a Standard Background Check and More

Weekend Roundup: An NFL Team Learns What Is and Isn’t in a Standard Background Check and More


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.

Weekend Roundup: Frito-Lay’s Background Check Crunch and Employees vs. Contractors

Weekend Roundup: Frito-Lay’s Background Check Crunch and Employees vs. Contractors


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.

Weekend Roundup: United Airlines’ Bonus Lottery Fail and Workplace Drug Policies

Weekend Roundup: United Airlines’ Bonus Lottery Fail and Workplace Drug Policies


In this week’s news, there’s a bonus program that’s up in the air, HR professionals are facing the opioid epidemic, and there’s a new leader of the federal government’s central human resources office.

Weekend Roundup: Big-name Background Check Fails and DOT Opioid Updates

Weekend Roundup: Big-name Background Check Fails and DOT Opioid Updates


It never fails—even multinational corporations with many resources at their disposal miss details, fail to comply with regulations, or simply don’t adhere to best practices. This quarter, there have been multiple background-check lawsuits in the news, namely Avis and J.P. Morgan Securities.

Weekend Roundup: Taking a Knee, Starbucks in Hot Water, and State Registries


It seems like everyone has an opinion on NFL players taking a knee. It’s the topic of every Sunday football party and every column in the labor law industry—yes, labor law. As an HR manager, this is a topic to stay on top of when it comes to legal consequences for employers.

Weekend Roundup: California May Soon Ban Asking Applicants for Salary History


A proposal making its way through the California state legislature would prohibit employers in the state from asking candidates for their salary history and require them to disclose the pay scale to candidates who request it.

Weekend Roundup: Employee’s Offensive Speech on Social Media Not Protected


A recent court case decision sided with an employer on a matter that has become a rising concern in the workplace: offensive speech on social media.

New Survey Reveals Employees’ Top Stressors: A Weekend Roundup


A new job stress report from CareerCast has revealed that most employees are stressed on the job. That may be no surprise, but the report also revealed that a single common workplace factor is the top culprit of stress: deadlines.

Houston Decriminalizes Low-Level Marijuana Possession: A Weekend Roundup


Houston will decriminalize low-level marijuana possession on March 1. County officials stated that the change will be made because arresting marijuana offenders delivered “no tangible public safety benefit.”…

Top 10 Hardest Jobs to Fill This Year: A Weekend Roundup


If you’re having trouble filling finance, healthcare, or technology positions, you’re not alone. These industries are the toughest to hire for in 2017, according to a new study released by CareerCast.

Facebook Sets High Standard with New Bereavement Policy: A Weekend Roundup


Facebook will now grant up to 20 days of bereavement leave in the event of a family member’s death. The announcement, made by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, included that the leave would be paid and that up to 10 days will be granted to those who have lost an extended family member.

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