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Date: December 19, 2017

Pre-Employment Testing—New Strategies, Old Concerns Reprinted with permission, Bar Beat, Genesee County Bar Association.

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Date: December 19, 2017
by foleyandmansfield

Pre-Employment Testing—New Strategies, Old Concerns Reprinted with permission, Bar Beat, Genesee County Bar Association.

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Greg Meihn, Partner on Foley & Mansfield's employment team.

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