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Hiring Practices: How to Protect Yourself Against Dishonest Employees

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May 17, 2016
2 min

Hiring Practices: How to Protect Yourself Against Dishonest Employees

By Ashley Ellixson Back in September I wrote about farm protection laws. In case you missed that post, farm protection laws, or “ag gag” laws as they are referred to by activists, generally criminalize the undercover investigation of agricultural operations, no matter the intent of the individual. Some states’ laws require that the individual have the intent to damage the business, while other farm protection laws do not. One of the underlying themes to many of the farm pr

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Idaho’s “Ag Gag” Law Found Unconstitutional

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Oct 6, 2015
3 min

Idaho’s “Ag Gag” Law Found Unconstitutional

This article was first published in the Delmarva Farmer, September 29 Edition. A Federal judge ruled against Idaho Code Section 18-7042, otherwise known as an “ag gag” law on August 3, 2015. This highly anticipated ruling came after months of debate and analysis. Idaho’s law is the first of its kind to be found unconstitutional. Idaho Code Section 18-7042 The statute, Idaho Code Section 18-7042, created the new crime, “interference with agricultural production.” A person c

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Sep 29, 2014
3 min

Anatomy of Farm Protection Laws

By Ashley Ellixson Originally published in the Delmarva Farmer Sept. 22nd edition. The agriculture community calls them farm protection laws. Animal activists refer to them as “ag gag” laws. No matter what you call them, they are at the forefront of media headlines and courtrooms. Farm protection policy is playing a huge role in the agriculture industry, making a strong comeback in popularity since the early 1990’s. What are these laws? Most recently, farm protection law

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