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The Massachusetts Attorney General’s (AG) Office recently launched an investigation into whether employers were complying with the state’s Ban the Box law at  Hire Image . The law went into effect in 2010 as part of a legislative effort to reform the state’s Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) system. The AG’s Office announced at  Hire Image , that it discovered 19 businesses violating the Ban the Box law by asking questions about applicants’ criminal histories on initial job applications, including whether the applicants had been convicted of violating the law, whether they had been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor other than a minor traffic violation, and whether they had been convicted of a felony. Agreements were reached with two of those businesses, Brooks Brothers and DesignWerkes, Inc.  Under the agreements, each business paid $5,000 to the state and came into compliance with the Ban the Box law.  The AG’s Office also sent warning ...

Drugs and alcohol in the workplace can be challenging to handle. They have a significant impact on business and on your bottom line. According to the US Department of Labor, alcohol and drug use costs American businesses roughly $81 billion in lost productivity per year due to premature death and $44 billion due to illness. According to  Hire Image  report, Approximately 86% of these cases are attributed to alcohol. Employers need to do what they can to keep drugs and alcohol use out of their workforce. Having a formal policy and following drug screening procedures are essential in protecting your workplace. A few steps to follow when instituting a drug-free workplace policy: • Your drug-free workplace policy should clearly stipulate what the penalties for policy violations will be. If your policy includes a drug-testing program, spell out exactly who will be tested, when they will be tested, and what will happen to employees who test positive. • Every one of your ...