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U.S. High Court Upholds NASA Employee Background Questionnaire
Posted on 19 Jan 2011 by Bajeerah LaCava

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- (Mealey's) A mandatory questionnaire for National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) employees is not only reasonable in light of the federal government's interests but subject to substantial protections against disclosure... Read More

Tags: Supreme Court , secretary of Commerce , National Aeronautics and Space Administration v. Robert M. Nelson , U.S. Department of Commerce , Employment Law , California Institute of Technology , NASA , Jet Propulsion Laboratory , JPL , Privacy , Litigation , lawsuit , National Aeronautics and Space Administration , background check

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Government Employee Privacy Appeal
Posted on 5 Oct 2010 by Bajeerah LaCava

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) Government employee background checks are not only standard practice but are also constitutional, Acting Solicitor General Neal K. Katyal told the U.S. Supreme Court Oct. 5 during oral arguments in an appeal by the National... Read More

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U.S. Census Bureau Sued For Alleged Hiring Discrimination
Posted on 15 Apr 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

NEW YORK — Thousands of African Americans, Latinos and Native Americans have been rejected for jobs by the U.S. Census Bureau during the federal government's massive hiring campaign for this year's census because of systematic discrimination... Read More

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