The Belden electric-wire factory in Richmond, Ind., has started a pilot program to help job applicants who fail drug screenings get treatment and a guaranteed job with the company. Belden says the program comes in response to the opioid epidemic and the growing number of qualified applicants who cannot pass a drug test.

Many companies are hiring white hat hackers to identify vulnerabilities so they can avoid the costs and effects of data breaches, but steps should be taken to ensure that the right ethical hacker is hired, writes Jennifer Zaino. She offers best practices for hiring an ethical hacker, including deciding on the appropriate type of testing to be performed and getting recommendations.

Companies in California that pay employees by the hour must pay them for off-the-clock time they spend on tasks such as locking up the business, the California Supreme Court has ruled in a case involving Starbucks. A lower court had rejected the lawsuit, saying the time was minimal, but the state Supreme Court said those unpaid minutes could "add up."

The LPGA is still fighting for equal representation and pay but is making progress, Commissioner Mike Whan said at the Aberdeen Standard Investments Gender Summit. Whan said things changed for him as a leader when he realized the value of hiring people who would challenge his ideas and push him to think differently.

An employee at the California Department of Motor Vehicles for years slept on the job for hours a day, costing the state more than $40,000, according to a state audit. Supervisors noted the employee's sleeping habits on performance reviews, but did not take disciplinary action.