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Regulatory & Legal Alerts – Dec. 2017

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Peopletrail actively tracks the regulatory and legal environment that surrounds employment and criminal background screening. 7, 2017, a law in New York State makes it possible for individuals convicted of certain criminal offenses to have up to two convictions sealed. Simple Compliance with a Complex Law, 11/14/2017.

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Tesla loses Head of Legal who oversaw internal purchasing probe

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Tesla has lost its Head of Legal, David Searle, who reportedly left his position at the automaker less than a month ago. Eskin has been with Tesla since 2017. Tesla has gone through several Head Legal employees in the past several years. Several employees were reportedly terminated due to the purchase.

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Regulatory & Legal Alerts – October 2017

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Peopletrail actively tracks the regulatory and legal environment that surrounds employment and criminal background screening. 22 and replace temporary rules that began in 2017. 09/01/2017. Background Check Agency Faces Massive Backlog, 09/06/2017. Hidden Hiring Landmine: Fair Credit Reporting Act Obligations, 09/05/2017.

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LiDAR startup lured Tesla’s VP of Legal away with $30m compensation package

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lured Tesla Vice President of Legal Alan Prescott away from the Austin-based electric vehicle leader with a massive $30 million compensation package. Prescott left Tesla last April after just under four years to join Luminar as the company’s Chief Legal Officer. Tesla loses VP of Legal to LiDAR startup Luminar.

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Volkswagen bringing new board member for Integrity and Legal Affairs over from Daimler

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Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt, currently Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG for Integrity and Legal Affairs, will move to Volkswagen AG in 2016 as Board Member for Integrity and Legal Affairs. She will join the Volkswagen Group as of 1 January 2016 as the Board Member for Integrity and Legal Affairs.

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Lucid electric car, 2017 Chevy Cruze Diesel price, EU emissions legal action: Today's Car News

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Today, we have more details on Lucid Motors' upcoming electric car, pricing information on the 2017 Chevrolet Cruze diesel, and a legal scuffle between the European Union and member nations over emissions standards. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Lucid Motors' electric "executive sedan" will be unveiled later this month.

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Mercedes-Benz receives world’s first internationally valid system approval for Level 3 conditionally automated driving

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Mercedes-Benz is the first automotive company to meet the demanding legal requirements of UN-R157 for a Level 3 system for conditionally automated driving. Germany has taken a pioneering role in this with the opening of the Road Traffic Act (StVG) for Level 3 systems in 2017.

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