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

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

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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.

How to Run a Background Check on Yourself
Criminal Background Checks

How to Run a Background Check on Yourself

Why Run a Background Check on Yourself? Employers have been running background checks on job candidates for years.

What Are Background Check Identity Services?
Employment Verification

What Are Background Check Identity Services?

Organizations complete background checks on employees for a variety of reasons, including regulatory compliance and basic security.

KRESS Now Providing NABSC Screening Programs
Criminal Background Checks

KRESS Now Providing NABSC Screening Programs

KRESS is an experienced pre-employment screening provider with a reputation among employers for accurate results and superlative service.

How Opioids Cost Businesses Money
Drug Screening

How Opioids Cost Businesses Money

As an employer, you may be aware that the U.S. has a problem with opioids.

Public Record Information Background Check and Privacy: What is Public Info?
Criminal Background Checks

Public Record Information Background Check and Privacy: What is Public Info?

These days, criminal background checks are just a fact of life for both job seekers and employers.

Make Sure You Don't Write Off These Business Expenses This Year
Compliance

Make Sure You Don't Write Off These Business Expenses This Year

Are you ready to be stressed out? You’d better be: Tax day is coming!

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