E-verify immigration laws passed in several states

Alabama and Tennessee, three other southern states have introduced new immigration legislation starting in 2012. While broadly similar, there are some differences, as mentioned below. Georgia Georgia’s new immigration law, HB 87, is another broad piece of legislation that provides for state and local enforcement of immigration laws. With regards to E-Verify, HB 87 requires…

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Tough background checks for Washington care workers

legislation to kick into gear in 2012. The law imposes stricter background checks on newly hired care home workers, and was overwhelmingly approved by voters back in November. Washington long has done state-level background checks for long-term-care workers it oversees, and it has checked workers’ names against abuse registries. DSHS also has done fingerprint and…

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Employment screening predictions for 2012

employment screening industry over the last twelve months, and at MYB we feel we’ve got a pretty idea of which trends will continue and which will fall by the wayside. With that in mind, we’ve come up with our three predictions for what to expect in the employment screening industry in 2012: Increase in Diploma…

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Payroll declines in 25 states, led by NC

report also showed the jobless rate decreased in 25 states. Nevada continued to lead the nation in unemployment with a rate of 13.4 percent. The economy needs to generate faster sustained job growth to lower unemployment and spur the consumer spending that makes up about 70 percent of the economy. A Labor Department report on…

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Rural North Carolina hit hardest by down economy

new unemployment data released by the N.C. Employment Security Commission last week—and worse may be coming as spending cuts in the recently passed state budget slowly phase in over the coming months. The above table shows the hardest hit areas – with the key indicating that the average rural unemployment rate is 1% higher than…

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Unemployment troubles may last five more years

said this week. This prediction has significant consequences across the whole of society, as well as in the employment screening industry specifically. “We have reached the moment of truth,” Raymond Torres, director of the ILO’s Geneva-based International Institute for Labour Studies unit, said in an e-mailed report this week. “We have a brief window of…

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Why it is important to verify work history

work verification process, keep this in mind. To verify work history of an applicant get written consent to contact their present manager. Such consent is a matter of courtesy and informs the applicant they might want to tell their existing manager they are seeking a different job. This proof of consent may also give you…

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