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It’s never an enjoyable part of the job for a human resource manager to deliver an adverse action notice to a candidate. However, companies must do so in order to comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).

Background checks are the principal source employers use to verify candidate data, promote safety for employees, avoid legal liability, and maximize productivity.

Since 2004, 13 states have decided to ban the box they include: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington.

As a fleet operator, an accident involving one of your vehicles can have negative repercussions. However, an accident involving one of your vehicles driven by an employee with a suspended or revoked driver’s license is very damaging to your company!

Texting your way into a new job might be the wave of the future. This new form of interviewing and hiring is a cost-efficient practice that allows hiring managers to gain a competitive advantage, as well as reducing potential risks when it comes to record-keeping.

According to the Labor Department’s most recent jobs report, employment is still growing in the U.S., but slowing in some important blue-collar industries. Part of the problem could be drug abuse: A rise in failed drug tests in critical sectors could potentially threaten public safety.

Is it time to rethink your workplace policy on e-cigarettes? Most employers have a ban on smoking in the workplace, however some policies don’t include e-cigarettes.

Fast food titan McDonald’s is rolling out employee training targeting bullying and harassing behavior. This past May, McDonald’s dealt with 23 gender-based discrimination and sexual harassment complaints.

A Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court awarded $1.3 million in damages to an information technology manager who worked for a public utility company. The employee sued his employer after being fired for taking a trip to Mexico while he was on medical leave.

Will artificial intelligence (AI) replace human resources? The thought seems far-fetched, but according to a 2018 survey by consulting firm Korn Ferry, 87 percent of recruiters say they were excited about using AI to perform their roles.

In recent news, the state of Texas sued the federal government, claiming that the EEOC exceeded its authority and that guidelines, issued in 2012 conflict with Texas laws barring the employment of workers with felony convictions for certain positions.

Employers are discovering the benefits of continuous background screening and it’s beginning to gain momentum as a post-hire screening. In other news, as the opioid crisis in the workplace surges, there is a new epidemic of misused prescriptions–the sedative epidemic.