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EEOC Increases Scrutiny of Criminal Background Checks for Job Applicants
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued a Strategic Enforcement Plan which lists as one of its priorities "Eliminating Barriers in Recruitment and Hiring." This priority includes legal challenges to policies and practices that exclude...
Condo Owner Windfall of Over $500,000? Court Says “Not So Fast”
The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled in a recent case that the unit owners of a condominium building were not entitled to excess insurance proceeds remaining after their building was reconstructed. One of multiple buildings making up The Willows on the Lake...
The Eastern District Says “No” to Absolute Invocation of the Privilege Against Self-Incrimination
From start to finish, a lawsuit is a difficult, expensive and lengthy process. What most people do not understand is that the lawsuit itself is only the first of two phases. The next phase, the collection phase, can be just as lengthy and just as difficult. The reason...
U.S. Census surveys — Do I really need to fill those out?
The U.S. Census Bureau sends out surveys to different businesses each year. And just as sure as the sun rises in the east, we will hear from one of our small-business clients, questioning whether they need to take the time to complete the survey. Unfortunately, or...