News & Analysis

Littler's Workplace Policy Institute® (WPI™) presents the Insider Report, a monthly newsletter detailing key labor, employment, and benefits policy developments at the federal, state, local and global levels.

The 8th Circuit recently expanded the reach of the Minnesota Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace Act in Olson v. Push, Inc.

The New York City Commission on Human Rights has issued proposed regulations clarifying NYC's Fair Chance Act, a "ban-the-box" law that significantly restricts criminal history inquiries in employment.

This month's FTC Report identifies benefits and risks associated with companies’ use of big data.

FINRA member institutions should become familiar with new background screening rules.

New Jersey’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development recently issued regulations on the state's statewide "ban-the-box" law.

A Pennsylvania court recently ruled that a law's lifetime prohibition on the ability of individuals with convictions to hold certain jobs in nursing homes and long-term care facilities was unconstitutional on its face.

This Annual Report on EEOC Developments—Fiscal Year 2015, our fifth annual Report, is designed as a comprehensive guide to significant EEOC developments over the past fiscal year.

In the last two years, the number of employment class actions under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act has ballooned.

Mayor Michael Nutter signed sweeping amendments to Philadelphia’s so-called “ban the box” law, the Philadelphia Fair Criminal Records Screening Ordinance.