May Holidays
- Monday, May 27: Memorial Day
- Wednesday, May 1: Labor Day/May Day (Nations Worldwide)
- Thursday, May: Labour Day Holiday (China), Day of Madrid (Spain)
- Friday, May 3: Labour Day Holiday (China), Constitution Memorial Day (Japan)
- Monday, May 6: Labour Day (Australia), May Day (Ireland), Children’s Day (Japan), Early May Bank Holiday (United Kingdom)
- Wednesday, May 8: WWII Victory Day (France), Birthday of Rabindranath (India)
- Thursday, May 9: Ascension Day (Christians Worldwide)
- Friday, May 10: Joint Holiday after Ascension Day (Indonesia)
- Wednesday, May 15: Buddha’s Birthday (Hong Kong)
- Friday, May 17: Birthday of the Raja of Perlis (Malaysia), Galicia Literature Day (Spain)
- Monday, May 20: Whit Monday (Christians Worldwide), National Patriots’ Day (Canada), Victoria Day (Canada)
- Wednesday, May 22: Pahang State Holiday (Malaysia), Wesak Day (Malaysia), Vesak Day (Singapore)
- Thursday, May 23: Buddha Purnima/Vesak (India), Waisak Day (Buddha’s Anniversary), Labor Day/May Day (Jamaica)
- Monday, May 27: Reconciliation Day (Australia), Spring Bank Holiday (United Kingdom)
- Thursday, May 30: Corpus Christi (Christians Worldwide), Harvest Festival (Malaysia)
- Friday, May 31: Second Day of Harvest Festival (Malaysia), Day of Castile-La Mancha (Spain)
DELAYS AND CLOSURES
Closures and Delays:County Criminal Updates:
- Los Angeles County, CA published notice that partial DOB will no longer be available for use online or through their public access kiosks effective close of business 2/23/2024. Removing this identifier from public records will lead to additional delays for searches conducted in this county. Los Angeles county made this decision despite concerted lobbying efforts for them to reconsider. We will continue to work with the court to expedite our clients’ searches wherever possible, but we expect delays going forward.
COMPLIANCE ALERTS:
- Updated Ban the Box/Fair Chance Policies 2023
- Federal Fair Chance Act Requires Federal Contractors to Ban the Box
- Philadelphia Prohibits Marijuana Drug Testing
- New York Department of Labor Issues Guidance Banning Employers from Testing for Marijuana
- State Consumer Privacy Laws Alert
- Connecticut Anti-Age Discrimination
- Maine Ban the Box
- Nevada Wage Disclosure and Salary History Ban
- State of Drug Testing Law Updates
- Louisiana Restricts Employers from Considering Non-Conviction Records in Hiring Decisions
- New York City Expands Fair Chance Act