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12-Panel Drug Screen for Employment

You just got off the phone with a candidate who asked, "So what exactly does this drug test cover?" Maybe a site manager needs workers cleared by Monday, and you need answers fast. This guide answers that question in under five minutes.

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Colorado SB 26-189 and AI in Hiring

Colorado SB 26-189 and AI in Hiring

Colorado did not drop AI regulation; it rewrote it. SB 24-205, the original Colorado AI Act, never took effect.

Background Checks and Mental Health
HR Best Practices

Background Checks and Mental Health

If your hiring policy auto-disqualifies on any record, you are probably screening out people whose record reflects an untreated illness rather than ongoing risk…

Fair Chance Hiring: How to Stay Compliant Beyond Ban the Box
Compliance

Fair Chance Hiring: How to Stay Compliant Beyond Ban the Box

Fair chance hiring tightened in three places this year, and the deadlines are arriving now.

8 Questions to Ask Your Background Check Provider
HR Best Practices

8 Questions to Ask Your Background Check Provider

Most background check contracts renew on autopilot. Here's how to find out if yours should.

Resume Fraud in the Age of Deepfakes
HR Best Practices

Resume Fraud in the Age of Deepfakes

U.S. authorities have indicted fourteen North Korean nationals for spending months or years embedded in American companies under fabricated identities…

Philadelphia Fair Chance Hiring Law 2026: Employer Guide
Compliance

Philadelphia Fair Chance Hiring Law 2026: Employer Guide

If you hire anyone who works in Philadelphia, including remote workers, contractors, and gig workers, your screening process may already be out of compliance.

ExxonMobil Background Checks Made Simple
Compliance

ExxonMobil Background Checks Made Simple

If your crews work ExxonMobil sites, the background check process follows a specific grading system that determines site access.

Washington Fair Chance Act 2026: Employer Compliance Guide
HR Best Practices

Washington Fair Chance Act 2026: Employer Compliance Guide

One flawed hiring workflow in Washington can now cost you a penalty for every applicant it touches.

5 AI Hiring Laws That Could Catch Your Company Off Guard
Hiring

5 AI Hiring Laws That Could Catch Your Company Off Guard

AI adoption in HR nearly doubled over the past year, from 26% to 43% of organizations, according to SHRM, and recruiting is the most common place teams put it to work.

Iowa's New Resume Fraud Law: What HF 2337 Changes for Employers

Iowa's New Resume Fraud Law: What HF 2337 Changes for Employers

Resume Fraud Was Already a Crisis, Iowa Just Made It a Crime.

Are You Doing Individualized Assessments?
Criminal Background Checks

Are You Doing Individualized Assessments?

A background check comes back with a conviction. Now what? If the first instinct is to skip that candidate and move on, that reaction is common.

AI Hiring Bias Compliance: What Employers Must Do

AI Hiring Bias Compliance: What Employers Must Do

If you use AI to screen, shortlist, or rank candidates, the question is no longer whether your tools work efficiently. It is whether they hold up under scrutiny.

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