<p>Recently, Amazon.com was sued claiming it illegally used a California sex offender website to conduct background checks on job applicants. On this episode, Tom digs into the case and whether there are any state laws pertaining to using criminal records and sex offender registries before hiring.</p>

Recently, Amazon.com was sued claiming it illegally used a California sex offender website to conduct background checks on job applicants. On this episode, Tom digs into the case and whether there are any state laws pertaining to using criminal records and sex offender registries before hiring.

Laws for Hiring a Sex Offender

This podcast brings famously experienced business people, lawyers, accountants, and anyone else in the realm of business to the table to share personal experiences that have shaped their business and to talk about how to handle black letter issues in creative ways. Every business is subject to so-called blackletter laws.  Blackletter laws are the well-established legal rules that are no longer subject to reasonable dispute.  Originally, "blackletter" was the Gothic  type-style which was used to set forth the law in England until the mid 18th century.  It was originally used so commoners couldn't understand the laws.

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This podcast brings famously experienced business people, lawyers, accountants, and anyone else in the realm of business to the table to share personal experiences that have shaped their business and to talk about how to handle black letter issues in creative ways. Every business is subject to so-called blackletter laws. Blackletter laws are the well-established legal rules that are no longer subject to reasonable dispute. Originally, "blackletter" was the Gothic type-style which was used to set forth the law in England until the mid 18th century. It was originally used so commoners couldn't understand the laws.

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Laws for Hiring a Sex Offender

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