There’s trouble brewing out there for Dunkin’ and other quick service franchise owners as we head deeper into 2015. Labor unions are leading the pack of politicians, activists and regulators taking aim at your businesses. Beyond the expensive new rules and mandates that raise your costs of doing business, unions are aggressively looking for opportunities…
Read More »Virginia may be for lovers as the bumper stickers say, but it also got a lot better for those with criminal records last week as the Governor issued a so-called ban the box Executive Order governing all state employment applications. Governor Terry McAuliffe signed Executive Order 41 on April 3 and it became effective immediately…
Read More »Although it does not specifically apply to private sector employment, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal this week issued a gubernatorial directive implementing “ban the box” regarding state employment in the state of Georgia. “Ban the Box”, being pushed on a national level, prohibits employers from using a criminal record as an automatic bar to employment. Georgia…
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