September 2018 - Kastner Westman & Wilkins, LLC

Cuyahoga County Adopts Legislation Expanding Already Existing Anti-discrimination Laws

Cuyahoga County Council recently passed an ordinance that expanded existing non-discrimination laws to include protections on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity or expression in housing, employment, and public accommodation. This is a significant...

Employers Conducting Background Checks Must Begin Using New Summary of Rights Form Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act

Employers who use a third party to conduct background checks on applicants or employees must comply with the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”). Among those obligations is the duty to inform an applicant or employee before taking an adverse...

Ohio Enacts Data Protection Act

In this digital age, businesses are increasingly turning to electronic means of storing the personal and/or restricted information of their employees, customers and other contacts. Unfortunately, with the convenience of this storage method comes the risk of liability...

Cuyahoga County Adopts Legislation Expanding Already Existing Anti-discrimination Laws

Employers Conducting Background Checks Must Begin Using New Summary of Rights Form Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act

Ohio Enacts Data Protection Act

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