Archive for March 2016
An employer's 10-step adverse action checklist
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), when employment is denied following a background check. The first step is a pre-adverse notice, sent before a final decision is made. The second step is a notification of adverse action, sent once a hiring decision is made. Adverse action has a critical role to play in effective hiring, but…
Read MoreOPM names transition leadership for new background check bureau
Home Depot to pay $19.5 million for data breach
according to a report from Reuters The home improvement retailer also agreed to improve data security over a two-year period and hire a chief information security officer to oversee its progress. It will separately pay legal fees and related costs for affected consumers. The breach affected people who used payment cards on its self-checkout terminals in…
Read MoreEEOC provides new fact sheet for small businesses
here. A product of EEOC’s Small Business Task Force led by Commissioner Constance S. Barker, whose goal is to provide small businesses ready access to plainly written, easily understood information, through the use of the internet, social media, and other sources. The fact sheet focuses specifically on the needs of startups and companies that are…
Read More3 questions to ask yourself before launching a background check program
types of checks you can perform and so many regulatory agencies and legal issues to stay on top of. Before you get started, there are some pretty critical questions you should have clear answers for. Here are a few we recommend you spend time considering: 1. How do I stay compliant? There are a plethora…
Read MoreEEOC files its first two lawsuits accusing employers of gender bias
the EEOC filed its first two lawsuits accusing employers of gender bias for discriminating against employees on the basis of sexual orientation. Specifically, both cases allege employee harassment on the basis of sexual orientation. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination because of sex. As the federal law enforcement agency charged…
Read MoreFebruary employment: U.S. adds 242,000 jobs
The Employment Situation’ news release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. economy added 242,000 jobs in February while the unemployment rate and unemployed persons was unchanged at 4.9 percent and 7.8 million respectively. The BLS report revealed that the unemployment rate was down by 0.6 percentage point, and the number of unemployed persons…
Read MoreUSCIS optimizes E-Verify for mobile devices
enhancements to make its website and online products easier to use on mobile devices. Visitors will find uscis.gov and the Spanish site uscis.gov/es easier to read and use because the content now automatically adjusts to fit the screen of a smartphone, tablet, laptop or desktop computer. “As technology progresses, digital platforms can no longer take…
Read MoreHere are the 5 most common lies told by job applicants
Philadelphia expands their 'ban the box' program
How many employees qualify a company as a private employer Deferring any criminal inquiries until after a conditional offer has been extended Requiring that no employer has a policy of automatically excluding any applicant with a criminal conviction from a job Requiring that a city agency or private employer considers, for employment purposes, a prospective…
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