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Do your employees have reserved parking spots at your workplace? If so, you could owe taxes on those parking spaces! In other news, more and more businesses are giving ex-offenders a chance in the wake of low unemployment, and salary history bans for job seekers reached the Midwest last week.

A new federal overtime rule could become the law of the land next year. Could reclassifying your employees save your business money? We’ve got the answers in today’s Weekend Roundup.

Seemingly every day, social media becomes a bigger piece of the hiring process. Social media platforms such as LinkedIn provide large, professional networks that can help job seekers find the perfect position and help employers narrow down their recruiting search.

It’s common for hiring managers to be a little nervous about how a job interview will go. Just as a job candidate wants to present him- or herself in the best possible light, a good hiring manager always wants to put the company’s best foot forward in an interview, too.

Terminating someone’s employment is always stressful, no matter how bad the fit may be for your business. But some employees take these stressful situations to a dangerous—even violent—place.

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: Conventional wisdom often contains a lot of mythology, and these myths or mistaken beliefs then begin to drive our decision making.

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. Often, all it takes is one rogue employee to ruin a business’ reputation.

In 2019, workplace violence—particularly violence involving a firearm—is on the rise. A recent workplace shooting in Aurora, Illinois by an employee who opened fire during his termination meeting is just the latest disturbing example.

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

Employers have been running background checks on job candidates for years. The reasons why are clear: Background checks ensure that your job candidate is who they say they are, prevent violent felons from joining your team, and prevent surprise liabilities from popping up later.

Changes could be coming to the way U.S. business calculate and pay out overtime wages, and the Senate will consider a bill that makes E-Verify mandatory for all employers. Is your business prepared? This and other news in today’s Weekend Roundup:

An increase in jobless benefits claims leads some experts to believe the U.S. labor market is finally beginning to slow. That could be good news for many employers, especially since companies who want to hire seasonal guest workers on H-2B visas will now have to go through multiple lotteries first.