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Employers should re-examine drug policies after Massachusetts medical marijuana court ruling
What does this mean for employers? “The implications of this ruling are huge; this is really a watershed decision in Massachusetts,” said Jeffrey Dretler, labor and employment attorney based in Boston, MA. “What it means is essentially it is no longer OK in Massachusetts to have a zero-tolerance drug policy that you apply … without…
Read MoreInternational background checks: what employers should know
increasingly diverse world of employment, international backgrounds are becoming more and more common. The background screening world has yet to catch up with the globalization of employment, though. International background checks are complex and notoriously difficult to carry out. What’s included? Each country has its own set of laws, documentation required may be different. and…
Read MoreUSCIS publishes revised Form I-9
Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Employers will be able to use this revised version or continue using the Form I-9 with a revision date of 11/14/16 N through September 17, 2017. On September 18, employers must use the revised form with a revision date of 07/17/17 N. Employers must continue following existing storage and retention…
Read MoreWhen should employers re-screen employees?
June 2017 employment: US adds 222,000 jobs
The Employment Situation‘ report released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate in the United States increased 0.1% to 4.4%, while the economy added 222,000 jobs, in June. The report also indicated that the number of unemployed persons in the U.S. increased slightly to 7.0 million. The labor force…
Read MoreHow big data can improve your recruitment process
by the year 2020, about 7 megabytes of new information will be created every second for every human being on the planet. This can be sliced and diced, split and segmented, and provide massive value in better understanding…well, anything. HR and recruitment included. In a human-driven business such as recruiting, behavior is a big deal.…
Read MoreIndiana, Pennsylvania, and Vermont 'ban the box' legislation
‘ban the box’ trend we’ve seen over the last couple of years. Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Vermont introduced laws, now in effect, that remove the box on job applications that applicants are asked to check if they have a criminal history. Indiana On April 27, 2017, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb signed into law Senate Bill 312 (SB…
Read MoreDISA to build new, advanced background screening system
The system will be used by the National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB), which replaced the Federal Investigative Services on Oct. 1, 2016. NBIB has now secured $50 million from the White House’s 2018 budget (which also committed $15 million to E-Verify) to continue to build the new background screening system. Prototyping an engineering of the…
Read MoreTarget settles credit card data breach case for $18.5 million
$18.5 million settlement with Target in response to allegations that more than 40 million customers had their payment card information compromised during the 2013 holiday season, after the retailer failed to provide reasonable data security. California will receive more than $1.4 million – the largest share of any state – from the settlement, which also…
Read MoreOregon prohibits employers from screening applicants based on salary history
Oregon Equal Pay Act of 2017 (HB 2005), which will prohibit employers from screening job applicants based on salary history. The bill is part of a new trend being seen across the country, with local and state government working to shrink pay gaps between genders, races, and those in other protected classes. Under HB 2005,…
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