HR Compliance Alert – April 25, 2022 Earlier today, the DHS (Department of Homeland Security) once again published an extension in the flexibilities provided and announced in March of 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic. The previous postponement allowed flexibility through the end of April 2022. Today’s announcement cited “continued safety precautions related to…
Life can be unpredictable, and everyone experiences twists and turns along the way. Anything from daily challenges to traumatic events can leave lasting impacts. Each change affects people differently bringing a variety of thoughts, emotions, and uncertainty. Yet, because of resilience, people have the ability to adapt well over time to life-changing or stressful situations.…
The Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) online portal to submit 2021 EE0-1 reports is now open. The filing deadline is May 17, 2022. It is wise for company representatives (typically a member of the HR team) to start the process now to allow ample opportunity to complete the process in a timely fashion. The EEO-1 report…
Recent drug test rates show that positive workforce tests from 2021 climbed to the highest level since 2001, according to a new analysis released by Quest Diagnostics, a leading provider of pre-employment and post-accident drug and alcohol testing. Quest Diagnostics’ study was based on a total of more than 11 million de-identified urine, hair, and…
Increase in Cyber-Attacks Leads to Influx of New Privacy Data Breach Reporting Obligations Originally published by Fisher Phillips (Monica Snyder Perl), GBS & Leavitt Group’s preferred partner for employment law. Republished with permission. Some content by Leavitt Group. In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and amid growing concerns regarding the threat of…
While it is clear that the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) imposes certain disclosure obligations on businesses regarding personal information collected about consumers, businesses often forget that they also have certain disclosure obligations regarding information created by the business about consumers.
On March 10, 2022, the California Attorney General issued an opinion clarifying whether consumers, under the CCPA, have the right to know about “internally generated inferences” created by businesses from either internal or external information sources.
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