You Deleted What? How to Meet the Duty to Preserve Electronically Stored Information and Avoid Spoliation of Evidence

Employers often place employees on paid administrative leave while they investigate accusations of employee misconduct or make decisions regarding the employees’ employment.

The Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, which took effect on September 3, 2024, imposes several new compliance requirements regarding the consideration of criminal history in employment decisions.

On September 11, 2024, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that there is no publication to a third party — and therefore no Article III standing under the Fair Credit Reporting Act — where the recipient of a consumer report did not read, understand, or otherwise consider allegedly inaccurate information appearing in the report.