Archive for March 2011
Errors in background checks: how to avoid them
While not a common occurrence, it is certainly not unheard of for errors in the background checks process to result in unfair consequences for innocent individuals. There was the recent case of mistaken identity, where John Shelby is filing a lawsuit for being mistaken for a criminal who used the same alias and therefore losing…
Read MoreHiring managers being picky as unemployment rates remain high
MSNBC, “some hiring managers are routinely excluding the unemployed, smokers, people with accents or non-traditional hair styles, college dropouts, and anyone with bad credit”. This can go further to including Facebook background checks as well as turning down smokers for jobs. “It’s a buyer’s market,” said Stephen Bronars, an economist with Welch Consulting, a labor…
Read MoreDrug testing of students to begin in Canton
drug testing to students who want to participate in extra-curricular activities. The drug testing will begin March 15, Superintendent Roy Webb said at Monday’s school board meeting. “The intent on my part is to test as many as possible,” Webb said. “The point is to identify kids, notify parents and get help or counseling when…
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