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In this week’s special edition of the Weekend Roundup, we take a look at the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that was signed into law to ease some of the economic fallout caused by the spread of the coronavirus.

In this week’s Weekend Roundup, the coronavirus continues to disrupt small businesses with various grants and loans. Last week the Department of Homeland Security announced it would exercise discretion for I-9 compliance in regards to physical presence for employment eligibility.

In this week’s Weekend Roundup, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act will be voted on by Senate and potentially signed by the president later this week. Unemployment benefits are being amended by the states who suffer unemployment due to the coronavirus.

In this week’s Weekend Roundup, the activist who created the #GrabYourWallet campaign has published a database of arbitration policies for sexual harassment of roughly 500 companies. The topic of paid leave benefits due to the coronavirus has hit Capitol Hill.

Employment law is always evolving, and that includes laws regarding background checks. On top of that, one law may affect one company within an industry and not another, and on a more granular level some laws effect hiring and retaining employees differently within the same company.

As an employer, it’s important to know that your employment screening vendor is ahead of the curve and has solutions for your HR needs. KRESS is rooted in the highest standards of value, speed, service, and accuracy—that is the KRESS difference. Value:

Did you know 48 percent of employers do not re-screen employees after they’re hired, even though they may pose significant ongoing risk due to their access to company assets, customers, and colleagues?

In this week’s Weekend Roundup, as the coronavirus spreads a large part of the American workforce is put in jeopardy as many don’t have sick leave or the means to take time away from work when they’re feeling ill.

In this week’s Weekend Roundup, companies are prepping infectious-disease plans for their workforce. In this week’s headlines, a former employee of a nonprofit was arrested for sexual abuse even after being cleared by thorough background checks that were conducted.

In this week’s Weekend Roundup, Uber is changing things up in California in hopes to avoid the reach of the new Gig Workers Law, by allowing drivers to set their own payment rates. A recent poll shows Pennsylvanians may not be as eager to legalize recreational marijuana use as their Lt. Gov.

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In this week’s Weekend Roundup, Employers should check their state and local laws, because 29 states and Washington D.C. have increased their minimum wage. In other news, applying for a new job does mean potential employers can take a look at your credit score.