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Adverse Action: The Two-Step Process

This is the final piece in a series on avoiding unnecessary risks in the hiring process, published in response to the documents jointly published by the EEOC on background screening and the recent rash of litigation.

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Weekend Roundup

HR and Management Weekend Round Up - August 16 2014

August 16, 2014–August 17, 2014 … Inc.:

Hiring Matrix: Friend or Foe?
HR Best Practices

Hiring Matrix: Friend or Foe?

So, how do you decide who to hire when you have multiple positions to fill and hundreds of applicants?

The National Database Myth
Criminal Background Checks

The National Database Myth

“August 2014 will have 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays. This only happens once every 823 years.  The Chinese call it silver pockets full.

Facebook Photos Reveal Employee Dishonesty
Employment Verification

Facebook Photos Reveal Employee Dishonesty

Facebook Photos Actually Helped the Employer Reveal Employee Dishonesty After Termination An RN on a lawful FMLA leave was discharged from her position at Detroit Medical Center…

EEOC Updates Pregnancy Discrimination Guidance
HR Best Practices

EEOC Updates Pregnancy Discrimination Guidance

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its first comprehensive update of its guidance on the subject of pregnancy discrimination since 1983.

Clarifying Different Types of Criminal Records: Possession of Marijuana
Criminal Background Checks

Clarifying Different Types of Criminal Records: Possession of Marijuana

At this point, 22 states have legalized medicinal marijuana. Possession of marijuana is also the third most common criminal conviction.

Hobby Lobby, Drug Screens and ID Theft
Drug Screening

Hobby Lobby, Drug Screens and ID Theft

Hobby Lobby and the Supreme Court Hobby Lobby case finally settles in a landmark decision that centers on business owners’ religious convictions and workers’ access to…

Criminal Background Checks

Finding the right screen

Protection vs. cost–that is the question. While all of us want to sleep soundly at night, we do not need a 17-point security system in our homes.

Criminal Background Checks

Kevin A. vs. Kevin M.: Don’t let this happen to you

Last week, a lawsuit was publicized in which a doorman was not hired because of a faulty background screen.

How do you recognize your employees?
Company Culture

How do you recognize your employees?

When a child is sick or there’s an ache you can’t explain, the first person you’ll talk to is a nurse.

Where does the truth lie? Gestures and Honesty in Hiring
HR Best Practices

Where does the truth lie? Gestures and Honesty in Hiring

Are your candidates who they say they are?

What happened with Whole Foods?
Compliance

What happened with Whole Foods?

Right now, many business owners and HR professionals are asking the same question: What happened to Whole Foods, and how does it affect me? The Case On Feb.

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