The California Fair Employment and Housing Council approved new regulations that limit employers’ freedom to consider criminal history when screening applicants or making employment-related decisions. The new regulations go into effect on July 1, 2017. Generally When hiring, promoting, training, disciplining or terminating, employers are strictly prohibited from considering: (1) An arrest or detention that did not result in conviction; […]

The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a new publication – The Employer’s Guide to The Family and Medical Leave Act. Find it here: FMLA Employer Guide 2016