The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has just issued new Guidelines on employers’ use of criminal records to make employment decisions.  Despite the opposition of employer groups, its guidelines represent a significant restriction upon what the EEOC thinks employers can do, and how employers can justify to the EEOC their use of

As was illustrated by a House Judiciary Committee Hearing on April 18, immigration enforcement is nowhere near consensus.  A bill introduced by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), HR 2885, would make use of E-Verify mandatory for all employers.  Rep. Smith regards the bill as a measure to stop identity theft, especially including theft of children’s identities