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Are you ready to be stressed out? You’d better be: Tax day is coming! Employers and employees across the nation are working hard to get their documents and spreadsheets in order for the IRS.
Read our New Guide to the 2025 E-Verify Shutdown to understand how the latest government funding standoff could impact your hiring and onboarding process. Did you know that E-Verify is a service of the federal government? That’s right:
For many employers and HR workers, it’s just too tempting. How can you not take a peek at a job candidate’s social media feeds, especially if you’re hiring this person for an important or sensitive position?
In the midst of the #MeToo movement, an important issue for HR managers came under the spotlight: forced arbitration for sexual harassment cases in employment agreements. The practice, which often silences victims, can be difficult for employees and victims to navigate.
“What is your current salary or hourly wage?” That’s a common question on job applications across the country. In California, applicants and employers have seen this question disappear from applications.
So you’re close to winning an ExxonMobil contract. Congratulations! Whether it’s ExxonMobil or another petrochemical giant, your employees who will work under this contract will be required to pass background checks and drug screenings before they are allowed to set foot on the project.
If you don’t yet have the new Form I-9, you’re well behind schedule. The Form I-9 has always been a complicated document, and it’s recently been updated.
Complying with the laws and regulations surrounding background checks is the most important part of KRESS’ screening process, and it should be your priority, too.
Did you know that the Austin City Council recently passed a Ban-the-Box ordinance, which prohibits most employers from asking questions about or considering an individual’s criminal history until after making a conditional offer of employment?
France is leading the way in the “right to disconnect” for employees.
By now, you’ve most likely heard of the “Ban the Box” initiatives that are passing in cities and states across the country.
Austin has become the first city in Texas to pass the Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance. The ordinance is a new legislation that has been enacted in major cities such as Portland, Oregon and New York City along with cities in 17 different states.
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