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The Most Important Step to Maintaining FCRA Compliance

As any experienced hiring manager can tell you, the hiring process can be both exciting and a little nerve-wracking. Even when you’ve found what you believe to be a dream candidate for your open position, there’s still the matter of the background check.

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4 Critical Drug-testing Don’ts for Employers
HR Best Practices

4 Critical Drug-testing Don’ts for Employers

We don’t have to tell you why it’s important to drug-test employees and job candidates: Drug abuse and addiction at work can have severe consequences for your business.

3 Tips to Retain Your Most Valuable Employees
Company Culture

3 Tips to Retain Your Most Valuable Employees

After you put in the time, effort and investment to hire the best employees possible, losing them can be a frustrating waste of resources.

Why Do Cities Keep Passing Salary History Bans?
Compliance

Why Do Cities Keep Passing Salary History Bans?

New York City, Philadelphia, and now Cincinnati have all passed legislation forbidding employers from asking job applicants about their salary history, and they’re not alone.

How to Avoid Employment Discrimination Lawsuits
HR Best Practices

How to Avoid Employment Discrimination Lawsuits

Every year, tens of thousands of employment discrimination lawsuits are filed across the United States…

Are Your HR Records Ready for a Spring Cleaning?
HR Best Practices

Are Your HR Records Ready for a Spring Cleaning?

April is National Records and Information Management Month!

Weekend Roundup: Ban the Box, Discrimination Settlements, and Pay History Bans
Weekend Roundup

Weekend Roundup: Ban the Box, Discrimination Settlements, and Pay History Bans

Laws aimed at reforming employment continue to crop up across the country.

The Pros and Cons of Screening Job Candidates’ Social Media
HR Best Practices

The Pros and Cons of Screening Job Candidates’ Social Media

Seemingly every day, social media becomes a bigger piece of the hiring process.

10 Comprehensive Categories for Evaluating Every Job Candidate
HR Best Practices

10 Comprehensive Categories for Evaluating Every Job Candidate

It’s common for hiring managers to be a little nervous about how a job interview will go.

Four Hiring Myths Holding Your Business Back
HR Best Practices

Four Hiring Myths Holding Your Business Back

The conventional wisdom can only get you so far in the hiring process. Past a certain point, it can actually get in your way. Here’s why:

What are Rolling Background Checks?
HR Best Practices

What are Rolling Background Checks?

Employers can’t be too careful these days. Workplace accidents and criminality can expose businesses to serious liabilities that can shut a company down virtually overnight.

How to Protect Your Team from Workplace Violence
Company Culture

How to Protect Your Team from Workplace Violence

In 2019, workplace violence—particularly violence involving a firearm—is on the rise.

Which State Could Be the Next to Legalize Marijuana?
Drug Screening

Which State Could Be the Next to Legalize Marijuana?

As of 2019, ten states have legalized cannabis for adults, while 33 allow medical use. That presents complications for employers.

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