BMW and Dollar General Sued For Use of Criminal Background Check

This week’s workplace news major headlines- From http://www.workplace-weekly.com: BMW and Dollar General Sued For Use of Criminal Background Checks, FLSA Requirements Not Subject To Waiver during Disaster and Recovery Efforts, Equal Pay Act- Understanding the Basis, Careerbuilder Study- 27 Percent of Bosses Has Employees They Would Like To See Leave the Company, Workplace Charging Challenge- 19 Employers Partners With Energy Department, Energy Department Promotes Electric Vehicle with eGallon Initiative, UK Government to Maximize Offshore Oil and Gas Benefits, Bioenergy Competition -AB Systems, AMW IBERS and Natural Synergies Win £1.34million, Jury Awards $500,000 against Exel for Sex Discrimination, $9 Million in New Funding To Accelerate Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies, Attendance on Demand to Exhibit at HITEC Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition June 25-27, 2013, New Study Shows Most Companies Don’t Measure Quality of Hire, Impacting Bottom Line Potential, The Changing Workforce—Understanding the New Census Data and its Impact on Compliance, Aspex Solutions Releases the AppliTrack HR Dashboard Platform, HireFuel Invites HR Professionals to Join Mobile Recruiting Revolution at SHRM 2013 Annual Conference & Exposition, Breaking Through the Language Barrier in a Globalized Workplace