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HR and Management Weekend Round Up - August 16 2014


August 16, 2014–August 17, 2014 … Inc.: “Great Management Questions” … This list of the top 100 questions includes popular adages, including “What should we stop doing?” (from Peter Drucker) as well as some newer ideas.

Hiring Matrix: Friend or Foe?

Hiring Matrix: Friend or Foe?


So, how do you decide who to hire when you have multiple positions to fill and hundreds of applicants? Can you streamline the process and eliminate candidates more quickly with a hiring matrix? Yes, and no.

The National Database Myth

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

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 after the employer discovered she had misrepresented her qualifying medical condition in her FMLA leave request.

Are You Doing Individualized Assessments?

Are You Doing Individualized Assessments?


Recently, a House Subcommittee heard from the EEOC on individualized assessments and criminal background checks as a matter of policy. An attorney representing the U.S. Congress alleged that the EEOC’s guidance is faulty.

EEOC Updates Pregnancy Discrimination Guidance

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.  It supersedes that document and incorporates significant new developments in the law since its publication 30 years ago.

Clarifying Different Types of Criminal Records: Possession of Marijuana

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

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 contraception through company provided healthcare benefits – the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA)…

Clarifying Different Types of Criminal Records: Driving with a Suspended Driver’s License


Driving with a suspended driver’s license is second of the top 10 most common criminal convictions. Should you hire or pass on an applicant with this record?  The answer is not a definitive yes or no. It truly depends on the position he or she applied for.

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. In some places, a big dog will do, while others, a motion-sensitive garage light helps. You have to know your neighborhood.

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. According to Dan Flesher of Quartz, Kevin A. Jones was not hired because the background screening company reported criminal records found under the name Kevin M. Jones.

How do you recognize your employees?

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. Once a year, we have the opportunity to recognize the front line of healthcare (after mom, of course).

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