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Make Sure You Don’t Write Off These Business Expenses This Year

Feb 8, 2019 | Compliance

Are you ready to be stressed out? You’d better be: Tax day is coming! Employers and employees across the nation are working hard to get their documents and spreadsheets in order for the IRS. This year, it’s a bit more complicated than it has been in a while because...

Why E-Verify is Unavailable During the Government Shutdown

Jan 24, 2019 | Compliance

Did you know that E-Verify is a service of the federal government? That’s right: E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information from a job candidate’s Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and...

Five Tips for Effective, Compliant Social Media Screening

Apr 22, 2018 | Compliance

For many employers and HR workers, it’s just too tempting. How can you not take a peek at a job candidate’s social media feeds, especially if you’re hiring this person for an important or sensitive position? Up to 70 percent of companies are now using applicant social...

Forced Arbitration for Sexual Harassment Claims May Be Coming to an End

Feb 20, 2018 | Compliance

In the midst of the #MeToo movement, an important issue for HR managers came under the spotlight: forced arbitration for sexual harassment cases in employment agreements. The practice, which often silences victims, can be difficult for employees and victims to...

What You Need to Know About Pay Disclosure Laws—Even Outside California

Jan 11, 2018 | Compliance

“What is your current salary or hourly wage?” That’s a common question on job applications across the country. In California, applicants and employers have seen this question disappear from applications. With a new law (A.B. 168), California is the latest area to ban...

How Vendors Can Simplify ExxonMobil Compliance

Sep 20, 2017 | Compliance

So you’re close to winning an ExxonMobil contract. Congratulations! Whether it’s ExxonMobil or another petrochemical giant, your employees who will work under this contract will be required to pass background checks and drug screenings before they are allowed to set...

Common Employee Mistakes on the New Form I-9

Jun 23, 2017 | Compliance

If you don’t yet have the new Form I-9, you’re well behind schedule. The Form I-9 has always been a complicated document, and it’s recently been updated. Employers and HR managers need to be vigilant in detecting mistakes when employees complete the form in order to...

Background Checks 101: Why Compliance Should Be Your Top Priority

May 11, 2017 | Compliance

Complying with the laws and regulations surrounding background checks is the most important part of KRESS’ screening process, and it should be your priority, too. We know that understanding and following these laws can be complicated—there are regulations at every...

Your Quick Guide to Ban-the-Box Laws

Mar 30, 2017 | Compliance

Did you know that the Austin City Council recently passed a Ban-the-Box ordinance, which prohibits most employers from asking questions about or considering an individual’s criminal history until after making a conditional offer of employment? Similar legislation is...

Disconnecting Becomes Legal Right for Employees In France

Mar 23, 2017 | Compliance

France is leading the way in the “right to disconnect” for employees. As of January 2017, companies with 50 or more employees will be required to negotiate contracts with unions that provide the right for employees to disconnect, which restricts employers from...