Posts by Allie
Questions to ask during an employment or education background check
It has been a while since we’ve focused on the hiring process specifically, but in light of a major incident of resume fraud, it’s a good time to take a look at your business’ employment, reference and education background check processes and make sure you’re asking the right questions when presented with a new candidate…
Read MoreEEOC fights pregnancy discrimination, sues massage chain
In light of an influx of employers being sued for pregnancy discrimination — and losing their cases — in recent years, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released new guidelines to help employers prevent pregnancy discrimination earlier this month. The new guidelines say that denying a woman work, or demoting or firing her due to pregnancy,…
Read MoreAudit: 3,800 Michigan home-health workers had felony convictions
3,786 home-healthcare providers who had a previous felony conviction on record. The audit also revealed that state social workers did not meet with those who required home-health care — or their families — to determine if proper care was being provided, and that the state had spent $160 million of Medicaid’s funds improperly between October…
Read MoreLegalization of marijuana puts pre-employment drug test policies in tough spot
employers are finding themselves in a tough spot. Especially if they have policies in place that require applicants to pass a pre-employment drug test before an offer is extended. Obviously, employers want to know that the people they hire are going to be good workers and that they will not put other employees — or…
Read MoreEEOC offers new guidelines for avoiding religious discrimination
the guidelines do not provide more information about what actually does constitute hardship for employers. Employers are also not allowed to require someone to cover up religious clothing or behaviors, or be placed in non-customer-facing jobs because of perceived or real customer bias. The EEOC clarified that one’s religious adherence and practices may evolve over…
Read MoreMaryland legislators consider reintroducing doctor background check bill
After former Maryland M.D. William Dando had his medical license suspended following allegations of sexual assault, the state is now considering re-visiting legislation that would require all healthcare providers, including doctors, to undergo background checks. Maryland is one of only 13 states that does not currently require background checks on doctors. The state had considered…
Read MoreJune 2014: professional business services sees leap in job availability
the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly news release, the unemployment rate decreased in June to 6.1 percent, down .2 percentage points from the previous two months. Almost 300,000 new jobs were available last month — thanks to growth in professional services, healthcare and other industries — and the number of unemployed people in the U.S.…
Read MoreReport: 10 states lack screening requirements for in-home healthcare workers
memo released by the Department of Health and Human Services, 10 U.S. states do not require any background checks on employees who work for home health agencies. There are currently no federal laws in place that mandate that background checks must be completed for those who work directly with individuals in need of in-home healthcare…
Read MoreTransportation protest: employee criminal history checks, public safety most important
Last month in Los Angeles, hundreds of California taxi drivers came together at City Hall to protest ride-sharing companies for their presumed lack of employee criminal history and fingerprint background checks, among other things. The taxi drivers protested that ride-sharing app companies — such as Lyft, Uber and Sidecar — have fewer regulations and safety…
Read MoreBill: Background checks required for N.J. private residence care providers
The New Jersey Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee has unanimously approved a bill that will require those who run family day care centers from their private residences to undergo criminal record checks. The bill applies to all family day care providers, which is defined as someone who is providing childcare for three…
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