New Jersey employers should start preparing for the state’s “ban the box” bill, formally known as the “Opportunity to Compete Act,” which goes into effect on March 1, 2015. For our answers to frequently asked questions about this new law, see our blog post, “FAQs About the New Jersey Opportunity to Compete Act (aka New Jersey’s “Ban the Box” Law).”
Organized labor has a new target in sight – the healthcare industry – and it has begun using creative ways to make an initial contact and to identify individuals who might be receptive to the union’s message. Contacts have focused on social activism, legislative efforts, and improving the quality of patient care, although these issues may not be the union’s true organizing objective.
Spring is here and retailers across the country are considering hiring summer interns in areas such as finance, communications, marketing, merchandising, production, and public relations. Internships serve a valuable training role for students interested in retail careers, and they provide an important recruiting vehicle for retailers. According to the National Retail Federation, retailers in the United States hired approximately 9,400 college students for internships and filled more than 2,000 full-time jobs with 2014 graduates last summer.
Under a new law, Tennessee employers that knowingly hire illegal immigrants or fail to adequately check the status of illegal immigrants could lose their business license. Specifically, the law prohibits employers from employing, recruiting or referring for a fee of employment, illegal aliens. Employers do not, however, violate the new law if they use the
