Five tips to avoid hiring mistakes

Negligent hiring is something that happens time and time again. If you were to make a hiring mistake, it could cost you in more than in just a financial sense and you could feel the effects for years to come. “As people and professionals, we tend to spend more time researching which cellphone to buy or…

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Drug test for taxpayer-funded jobs in West Virginia

Drug testing in the workplace should be a priority for any business owner, as it contributes to a more productive and efficient work environment. The Department of Labor suggests that “Seventy-three percent of all current drug users aged 18 and older (8.3 million adults) are employed. This includes 6.7 million full-time workers and 1.6 million part-time…

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Student drug testing plans continue in Ohio

moving ahead with plans to develop a drug-testing policy, but whether there is enough support to produce a draft plan or implement it will depend on what emerges. Ohio is one of many states who have started implementing student drug testing. Although not popular among the youth, the justification of drug testing is pointed out…

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West Virginia prepares drug-free workplace legislation

drugs in the workplace. The Drug-Free Workplace Act would allow all private employers, at their option, to implement drug-free workplace programs which include random drug tests without the requirement that random testing be limited to safety sensitive jobs. The statewide chamber will again join several other groups in asking for an intermediary court of appeals. The…

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Five tips for protecting your business

1. Run background checks A key part of ensuring your hires are the type of people you want as a part of your business, it’s important to run a background check. There are many different types of background check, so be sure you are picking the most relevant ones to your business. A background check…

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Rick Scott seeks drug testing for state employees

welfare drug testing – and it is clear that he does not shy away from the limelight when it is his values and beliefs on the line. Business Week tells us that Scott ordered the random tests in March and suspended them for all agencies other than the Corrections Department after an employee union sued. Scott…

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