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Social Media Vetting: Ethics, Legality, and Best Practices

The article outlines how employers can use social media responsibly during hiring while avoiding legal and ethical pitfalls. It stresses the importance of separating job‑related screening from personal bias, obtaining consent when required, and ensuring compliance with privacy, discrimination, and data‑protection laws. Best practices include using trained reviewers, focusing only on job‑relevant behaviors, documenting decisions, […]

A Field Guide to Privacy Law for Companies Entering the U.S. Market

AGG Privacy & Cybersecurity partners Kevin Coy and Erin Doyle provide guidance for non-U.S. businesses navigating U.S. data privacy and security requirements as they enter or expand in the US market.

Kevin and Erin identified 12 key areas of data privacy and security diligence, contract terms, and governance that compliance professionals, in-house counsel, and business leaders should consider […]

With All the Voices in Favor of It, Why Is It So Hard for Formerly Incarcerated People to Get Hired?

To almost everyone, recidivism means “committed another crime and went back to prison.” But the BJS tracks three different numbers under “recidivism”: rearrest, reconviction, and return to prison, and they are not interchangeable. The one being used to get to 71% is rearrest, the loosest and highest of the three. The actual return-to-prison rate for […]

Touchless fingerprint recognition: A survey of recent developments and challenges

Authors: S. Sreehari and S.M. Anzar

Highlights

Comprehensive analysis of state-of-the-art advancements in touchless fingerprint recognition.
Pinpoints key challenges and proposes innovative strategies for advancing touchless fingerprinting.
Provides insights into future research trends in touchless fingerprinting.
Thoroughly examines opportunities and challenges in fingerprint liveness detection and scaling in touchless systems.

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An Employer’s Guide to Indiana Background Checks

An employer’s guide to Indiana background checks explains how screening works in the state, emphasizing compliance with both Indiana regulations and federal laws such as the FCRA. Employers use background checks to verify criminal history, driving records, employment and education credentials, and other job‑relevant information. Indiana requires certain industries—like healthcare, education, and roles involving vulnerable […]

Wilmington Teed Up to Require Background Checks of All Employees Despite Exclusion Concerns

Potential and current employees could all be subject to criminal background checks when applying for City of Wilmington positions and while employed with the city, per changes to city code. The matter will return for a final vote at the next city council meeting. The city’s current practice is to only conduct criminal background checks […]

Nearly Half of NORD Youth Sports Coaches Lacked Background Checks In 2025

New Orleans’ public recreation department failed to run background checks on many of the people involved in its youth sports programs last year, and two of its volunteer coaches had criminal histories, the New Orleans Inspector General found. The OIG found that only about half of a random sample of 2025 coaches had background checks […]

Why Safety‑First Teams Rely on Employee Screening

Safety‑driven organizations use employee screening to reduce operational hazards, verify credentials, and prevent internal risks. The article explains that structured vetting—now used by 93% of corporate managers—helps confirm applicant histories, prevent fraud, and maintain workplace security. Screening also supports regulatory compliance in industries under federal oversight and protects companies from costly audit failures. When employees […]

Texas Cannabis Laws Changed — But Employer THC Drug Testing Has Not

Although Texas has expanded access to medical cannabis and hemp-derived products, employer THC drug testing policies have not changed. Employers still have broad authority to test for marijuana and enforce zero-tolerance policies, even for legally obtained products. A positive THC result can still lead to disciplinary action or hiring decisions. The piece emphasizes that workplace […]

Massachusetts Legislature Sends Bill to ‘Modernize’ Cannabis Program to Governor’s Desk

Massachusetts lawmakers have approved a bill to modernize the state’s cannabis program, now awaiting the governor’s signature. The legislation restructures the Cannabis Control Commission, reduces it to three members, and increases business flexibility by expanding license limits and ending some vertical integration requirements. It also doubles the legal purchase limit for consumers, strengthens oversight and […]