Daily Archives: October 4, 2010 - 2 results

Has your employer implemented periodic security checks of your criminal and credit history? The Supreme Court hears arguments tomorrow in a case filed by some NASA contractors who say the government can’t snoop into their personal lives for employment purposes. While the government’s action is at issue here, the decision could set a tone for the private employment relationship too.   Supreme Court to decide if NASA can probe backgrounds of nonsensitive employees Background checks in private sector increasingly common …

We’ve all heard the Miranda warnings (hopefully just from watching TV). They include something like, "You have the right to an attorney. If you can’t afford an attorney one will be appointed for you." Well, maybe not. Two new studies show states are making a mockery of the right to counsel by taxing indigent defendants with heavy costs.   States pass on court system costs to broke defendants Some people jailed after release for failing to pay tab Defendants waiving …