Monthly Archives: December 2012

Our very best wishes to all for 2013! Let’s hope that the New Year is a good one! And please don’t forget–the Florida minimum hourly wage rate goes to $7.79/hour on January 1.  That’s a 12 cent/hour raise, approximately $5.00/week based upon a 40 hour week week. Rick  ...

I recently had the honor to appear before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights in Washington, D.C. at the briefing regarding the impact of criminal background checks and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC’s”) conviction records policy on the employment of Black and Hispanic workers. The Civil Rights Commission (a...

Just a “head’s up” client advisory…. As reported earlier, I attended the U.S. Civil Rights Commission open hearing last Friday–December 7–in Washington, D.C. to weigh in on the new U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”)  Guidance regarding the use of criminal background checks during the hiring process. The EEOC has...