A city’s suspicionless, preemployment drug test of a prospective library worker was unconstitutional because the job did not meet the criteria for a high-risk position. Read the federal appeals court decision.
See how the Transportation Security Administration is using blogging as a way to keep concerned citizens abreast of issues pertaining to airline security.
The admissibility of testimony in discrimination cases given by persons in a situation similar to that of the plaintiff, also known as “me too” evidence, must be decided on a case-by-case basis, says the U.S. Supreme Court.
Germany’s constitutional court recently restricted law enforcement’s ability to access suspects’ electronic devices—such as hard drives, cell phones, and PDAs—except for a few strictly defined circumstances.
Thirty-three percent of chief information and security officers say security convergence between security and IT will never occur, according to a recent survey sponsored by Honeywell Technology Solutions Lab.
A company’s failure to have its employees sign an arbitration agreement as stated in its company handbook means that workers did not agree to binding arbitration, according to a California appeals court.
Employees who fill out an intake questionnaire with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission preserve their right to pursue a federal discrimination lawsuit against an employer, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled.
China’s counterfeiters are becoming increasingly sophisticated. A two-volume analysis of the economic impact of counterfeiting and piracy around the world by Paris-based OECD contains extensive data on counterfeiting in China.
A bill (H.R. 3916) introduced by Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX) that would encourage the development of new border security technology especially with regard to unmanned aerial vehicles, technology to detect tunnels, and an anticounterfeiting program has been approved by the House Homeland Security Committee. The House of Representatives must take up the measure for it to proceed.
A bill (H.R. 4279) introduced by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) that would increase penalties for theft of intellectual property has been approved by the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. The measure will now be taken up by the full committee, which Conyers chairs.
A bill (H.R. 1424) designed to require insurance companies to provide more comprehensive mental health coverage, includes a provision that would make it illegal for insurance providers to discriminate based on genetic information. The bill has been approved by the House of Representatives. The Senate has agreed to consider the measure.
A bill (H.R. 5552) introduced by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to issue reports to Congress on its efforts to improve homeland security by tightening U.S. borders.
A bill (H.R. 5405) introduced by Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL) would require that Social Security cards be made of tamperproof and wear-resistant materials and include a digital photo of the cardholder. Under the measure, the card would be encrypted, machine-readable, and contain some sort of biometric identifier.
Lawmakers in the Wisconsin legislature are considering a bill (A.B. 260) that would make it legal to refuse to hire someone convicted of a sex crime regardless of whether the offense is related to the person’s job. Under existing state law, employers must show that a crime is substantially related to the job being sought before refusing to hire someone based on crimes uncovered in a background check.
The California Supreme Court has ruled that, under state law, an employee cannot hold a coworker liable for retaliation. The court ruled that while individual workers can avoid making bad decisions, they cannot be held responsible for company policies that might create harassment or discrimination.
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