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MARCUS, ERRICO, EMMER & BROOKS, P.C.
Massachusetts - New Hampshire - Rhode Island
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Representing Over 3,400 Condominium Associations...One Association at a Time |
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Condominium-Apartment Insider
November 2010
Issue No. 17 |
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CRIMINAL OFFENDER RECORD INFORMATION ("CORI") AMENDMENTS A comprehensive reform of the Criminal Offender Records Information Statute which limits what information an employer may seek on a job applications went into effect this month.
Effective November 4, 2010, employers may no longer request criminal offender record information on the initial written employment application except, however, an employer may inquire about any criminal convictions on an applicant's application if: (i) the applicant is applying for a position for which any federal or state law or regulation creates mandatory or presumptive disqualification based on a conviction of criminal offenses; or (ii) the employer or an affiliate of such employer is subject to an obligation imposed by any federal or state law or regulation not to employ persons who have been convicted of criminal offenses.
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BED BUGS ARE BITING AGAIN
I have become something of an expert on bed bugs. This was by no means a career ambition; I did not grow up wanting to know everything there was to know about bed bugs and would be happily ignorant about them today. But they have become a major problem for the owners and managers of residential and commercial properties, and the problem is worldwide.
"We are on the threshold of a bed bug pandemic," the National Pest Management Association warned recently.
That we are talking about bed bugs at all, let
alone a bed bug "pandemic," is surprising. Until recently, these pests were encountered only in history books and old sayings, as in "don't let the bed bugs bite." But the banning of pesticides that had virtually eradicated the bugs has given them new life and international travel has given them wings.
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REVISED ADA REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING TITLE II AND TITLE III
On July 23, 2010, Attorney General Eric Holder signed final regulations revising the Department's ADA regulations, including its ADA Standards for Accessible Design. These regulations will be published in the Federal Register. The revised regulations will amend the Department's Title II regulation, 28 C.F.R. Part 35, and the Title III regulation, 28 C.F.R. Part 36. Appendix A to each regulation includes a section by section analysis of the rule and responses to public comments on the proposed rule. Appendix B to the Title III regulation discusses major changes in the ADA Standards for Accessible Design and responds to public comments received on the proposed rules. The Department's Final Regulatory Impact Analysis will be posted on this page as soon as it is available.
In general, these final rules will take effect 6 months after the date on which they are published in the Federal Register. Compliance with the 2010 Standards for Accessible design is permitted after that date, but not required until 18 months after the date of publication. The Department has prepared fact sheets identifying the major changes in the rules."
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