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In today’s Weekend Roundup, the EEOC says employers can require COVID-19 vaccination, employers make plans to help ease return to work anxieties, and Congress introduces a national Ban the Box bill. Click the headlines below to learn more!

In today’s Weekend Roundup, employers explore the best ways to acknowledge Juneteenth, OSHA updates COVID-19 guidance for all industries, and businesses approach background checks in new ways post-COVID. Click the headlines below to learn more!

In today’s Weekend Roundup, the inevitable questions are beginning to emerge about the EEOC’s guidance on mandatory employee vaccination.

In today’s Weekend Roundup, racial bias costs a transportation company $1 million, the CDC updates workplace mask restrictions, and the EEOC updates guidance on vaccination incentives. Click the headlines below to learn more!

In today’s Weekend Roundup, the Society of Human Resource Management addresses why human resource teams should focus on ergonomics, while employees are still working from home. America’s workforce is still hesitant to return to old jobs.

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According to a recent study by Manifest, 90 percent of employers factor a job candidate’s social media accounts into their hiring decisions, and 79 percent have rejected a candidate based on their social media content.

Organizations conduct background checks on job candidates for a variety of reasons, including regulatory compliance and security. At the end of the day, though, nearly all background check services are implemented to answer one, fundamental question: Is this person who they claim to be?

In today’s Weekend Roundup, Arizona eases restrictions for workers with criminal backgrounds and the Harvard Business Review looks at how mentoring in the workplace occurs in a hybrid workplace. While millions are unemployed, some companies still can’t find enough people to hire.

In today’s Weekend Roundup, the Harvard Business Review examines how to successfully hire a remote job candidate.

In today’s Weekend Roundup, we look at second chance candidates who have a criminal record and how Philadelphia is prohibiting pre-employment marijuana drug screenings. Some companies across the nation are shifting to a job offer stipulation where COVID-19 vaccines are now required.